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.jam, v \ J County of Hawai `i LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742 August 11, 2010 The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Yoshimoto and Council Members: Change of Zone Application (REZ 10- 000124) Applicant: MEN Real Estate Investment, Inc. Request: RS -15 to CN -20 Tax Map Key: 8 -1 -25:11 The Leeward Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on July 23, 2010, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bill for a Change of Zone from Single - Family Residential — 15,000 square feet (RS -15) to a Neighborhood Commercial — 20,000 square feet (CN -20) district for 3.67 acres of land. The property is located adjacent to and south of the Kona Community Hospital, Haleki `i, South Kona, Hawai `i. The Commission concurs with the following Planning Director's reasons for recommending favorable consideration of the request: The applicant requests a Change of Zone from RS -15 to CN -20 to construct a medical office complex. Proposed improvements include five (5) three -story structures, each approximately 12,000 square feet in size and not exceeding 30 feet in height. The ground floor will be designated for parking. The project will be developed in two (2) phases, with the initial phase consisting of two (2) buildings. Upon build out, there will be approximately 60,000 square feet of office space in five (5) structures. . In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer