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Economic • Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environment. • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, social, and cultural environments of the island of Hawaii. • Strive for diversification of the economy by strengthening existing industries and attracting new endeavors. 3) General Plan designation: The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designation for the project area is Industrial. It is further noted that the General Plan identifies the Waiakea Houselots area as one of the azeas appropriate for industrial -commercial mixed uses. 4) Zoning: The zoning designation for the subject property is Single Family Residential 10,000 (RS-10). 5) Community Development Plan: The Hilo Community Development Plan, adopted by Resolution on May 21, 1975, designates the subject azea as Single Family Residential 10,000 (RS-10), consistent with the existing zoning designaton. 6) Special Management Area (5MA): The subject property is not situated within the SMA boundary. C) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 1) Descripfion of the subject property: The subject property, located on the northeastern corner of the Laukapu Street-Hualani Street intersection, has a land azea of approximately 22,900 square feet. There is an existing single family dwelling on the pazcel which was constructed in 1929 and is in poor condition. Other improvements on the property include a detached carport and a grassed front lawn. 2) Lava Hazard Zone: The subject property is in a region where the volcanic hazazd, as assessed by the United State Geological Survey, is determined to be Laua Flow Hazad Zone 3 on a scale of ascending risk from 9 to 1. Zone 3 includes the lower slopes of Mauna Loa, including the entire City of Hilo, which are gradually less hazardous than Zone 2 because of greater distance from recently active vents and/or because the topography makes it less likely that flows will cover these azeas. 3) Distance from the coastline: The nearest coastline is situated approximately 3,600 feet northwest of the subject property. 4) Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) designation: The project site does not include prime, unique, or other important agricultural land of statewide or local importance.