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Land Use * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Zone urban- and rural -types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. * The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. * Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. Commercial Development * Provide commercial developments that complement the overall pattern of transportation and land usage within the island's regions, communities, and neighborhoods. * Commercial facilities shall be developed in areas adequately served by necessary services, such as water, utilities, sewers, and transportation systems. Based on the above, we are required to look at the overall picture as to the appropriateness of the request for a particular location using the above guidelines. While the request is to establish an automobile repair facility on the site, a change of zone to Village Commercial (CV -10) would allow other commercial uses to be established on the property. If approved, commercial uses allowed by the Zoning Code in the CV district could include, among others, indoor amusement and recreation facilities, bars, boarding facilities, churches, general manufacturing, offices, public uses and structures, publishing plants, restaurants and schools. These uses allowed in a commercial zoned district would clearly not be compatible in this largely residential area. Existing commercial (CV -10) zoned lands are already located north of the site, between Highway 11 and Old Volcano Road, approximately fifty feet from the subject property, where commercial uses and traffic patterns have already been established. Existing infrastructure could support commercial development at this location. The -3-