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Comm. 525 /Bill 167 BTakataREZ-1 1 /1 8/1 1 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT TAKATA DENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC. CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 11 -146) TAKATA DENTAL HEALTH CENTER, INC. has submitted an application for 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. The subject property is located on the west side of Kilauea Avenue, approximately 750 feet south of the Kawili Street — Kilauea Avenue intersection and across from Maemae Street, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, South Hilo, Hawai`i, TMK: 2- 2- 038:028. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Applicant's Request: Change the zoning district from Single - Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10) to Residential - Commercial Mixed Use — 20,000 square feet (RCX -20) for 1.0 acre of land. 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. Requirements for establishing a land use in the RCX district, including a list of the variety of permitted land uses, are shown in Section 25 -5 -40 to 49 of the Zoning Code. (P.D. Exhibit 1— Zoning Code Requirements for Residential - Commercial Mixed Use Districts) 2. Reason for Request: The applicant is requesting the change of zone 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 includes 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