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The subject site is designated Urban by the State Land Use Commission. No State land use permitting action is required. B. County General Plan The County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the site "Industrial." The requested zoning would be consistent with this designation. It should be noted that there is a site in the city of Hilo that was recently zoned into the MCX-20 district. The General Plan LUPAG map designation for that site was also Industrial. C. Community Development Plan The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) was adopted by the Planning Commission and by the Council Resolution in 1975. It was intended to further define the General Plan and provide some short and middle range implementation strategies of the General Plan. The Hilo SDP and it's Zone Guide Map suggests an Industrial Zoning for this site. It should be noted that this Plan was adopted over twenty (20) years ago, and the General Plan has been revised twice since that time. During this period, there have also been Significant land use developments in the City of Hilo, such as the shopping area in and around the Puainako/Kanoelehua Intersection, expanded commercial uses near the edu- cational complexes, and expanded commercial /industrial uses along the southern portion of the W aiakea Houselots area. These developments may render many of the land use concepts espoused in the CDP somewhat obsolete. D. County Zoning The County Zoning of this site is Industrial. The requested MCX zoning would allow Commercial building usage. However, compliance with other requirements of the Zoning Code must still be demonstrated. In this case, parking would be required at a ratio of one parking stall per every 400 square feet of building space. The applicant proposes to have at least 20 paved parking stalls on site. All other applicable zoning and building code requirements such as setback would be complied with. E. Other Permitting Considerations The site is not located within the County Special Management Area (SMA). As such, no SMA Use Permit would be required. However, as noted earlier, other permits would still be required. These would be of the "ministerial" variety, such as plan approval, building permit, and the like. V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS A. General Description The elevation of the site is approximately twenty (20) feet above mean sea level. The mean annual rainfall is about one hundred thirty six (136) inches. The wetter months tend to occur between October through April. The mean annual temperature is about seventy- three (73) degrees Fahrenheit. Wind patterns are generally tradewinds (easterly) during the day, and westerly during the evenings.