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Bill 275/Comm. 768 BHI BoardREZ 5/30/12 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT HAWAII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 12-153) HAWAIII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from a Single -Family Residential —10,000 square feet (RS -10) to a General Commercial — 20,000 square feet (CG -20) zoning district for approximately 20,160 square feet of land. The subject property is located on the east side of Kino`ole Street, approximately 250 feet north of West Lanikaula Street, Waiakea Houselots 2nd Series, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2- 024:005. PROPOSED ACTION 1. Applicant's Request: Change the zoning district from Single -Family Residential — 10,000 square feet (RS -10) to General Commercial — 20,000 square feet (CG -20) for 20,160 square feet of land. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the General Commercial district is to provide an area suitable for commercial uses and services on a broad basis to serve as the central shopping or principal downtown area for a city or a region. No CG district shall be established until there is a demonstrated need for such action and no two CG districts shall be established in such relationship to each other that they cannot act as one center and yet are too close together to serve two distinct regions. Requirements for establishing a land use in the CG district, including a list of the variety of permitted land uses, are shown in Section 25-5-110 to 118 of the Zoning Code. (P.D. Exhibit 1— Zoning Code Requirements for General Commercial District) 2. Reason for Request: The applicant is requesting the change of zone in order to use the existing dwelling as an office for the ongoing operations of the Hawaii Board of Realtors (HIBR). HIBR was established in 1967 and currently has 609 members. The organization is served by three employees who are on-site five days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Periodic meetings and classes, related to HIBR business, will occur on the property. Meetings will take place weekly and may include 15 members and guests. -1-