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COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT COUNTY REZONING REQUEST - RS-10 to MCX-10 TREVOR RODRIGUES WAIAKEA HOUSE LOTS, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII TAX MAP KEY: (3) 2-2-050: 043 I. INTRODUCTION The applicant, Trevor Rodrigues, wishes to rezone the subject site consisting of 1.0514 acres or 45,800 square feet from Single-Family Residential (RS-10) to Industrial- Commercial Mixed (MCX-20 in the City of Hilo, Hawaii. The subject site is located on the southeastern corner of Kawili and Laukapu Streets, Waiakea House Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-2-050: 037 and 038. Its street address is 819 Laukapu Street. If successful, the applicant plans to initially construct a veterinarian clinic and, eventually, two other buildings for commercial office and warehouse space. II. PROJECT LOCATION As noted earlier, the subject site consists of 45,800 square feet and is identified by TMK: 2-2-050: 043. The site is located on the southeastern corner Laukapu and Kawili Streets. (Figures 1 & 2) In this area, the south side of Kawili Street is dotted with a mixture of light industrial and commercial uses. There are automobile dealership, restaurants, auto repair shops, and associated industrial/commercial uses on the south side of Kawili Street. The Hilo Community College is also located in this general area. Other uses within 500 feet of this area on the north side of Kawili Street include scattered residences, vacant properties, and a mixed commercial/industrial complex on the corner of Laukapu and Lanikaula Street. The property directly across of the subject site was recently rezoned into the MCX-20 district. Particularly along major street frontages, pockets of the Waiakea House Lots are slowly undergoing a land use transition from single-family residential to commercial uses, while the Kanoelehua Avenue and Kawili Street frontages are increasingly becoming commercial and light industrial in nature. Most of the zoning corresponds to this mixture of land uses. i