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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from a Single - Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10) to a Residential - Commercial Mixed Use — 20,000 square feet (RCX -20) zoning district for approximately 1.0 acre of land in order to establish a single - story approximately 4,200 - square foot dental office building on the property. Currently, the applicant operates a dental clinic that provides general and pediatric dentistry at 445 Waianuenue Avenue. Rather than improving the existing clinic which has limitations due to the old age of the building and small size of the property, the applicant proposes to relocate the clinic to the subject property which is capable of accommodating more on- site parking and a new building with modern dental technology. In addition to constructing a new 4,200- square foot dental office building, the applicant proposes to retain the use of the existing dwelling as a residence at this time. However, there is a possibility that an additional medical office building could be constructed in the vicinity of the existing dwelling in the future. On -site parking and landscaping meeting the requirements of the zoning code will be provided. 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 General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from a Single- Family Residential (RS -10) to a Residential - Commercial Mixed Use (RCX -20) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the Residential - Commercial Mixed Use zoning district is to provide for the mixing of some small -scale service type commercial uses in a district that is primarily residential in character. The intent of this district is to allow a residential area to have certain convenience type of commercial uses while maintaining the neighborhood character of the residential area. The subject property is located within a primarily residential area of Hilo. Immediately surrounding lands are zoned RS -10 and consist of single - family dwellings. A 76 gas station is located about 200 feet to the north on property that was rezoned in 1997 from RS -10 to CN -10. A property located about 100 feet to the south is zoned RM -4 and contains a duplex. The University of Hawai`i at Hilo is located about half a mile from the subject property. The applicant's request to provide dental health services in this predominately residential area of Hilo would be convenient to surrounding residents and students, and is therefore consistent with the intent of the Zoning Code.