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P/Pc; rMM 15a, July 26,2012 County of Hawaii Planning Committee HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Aloha: RE: OPPOSITION TO BILL 168 Souza/Mulliken Rezone RS-10 to CV-10 Zoning Change TMK (3) 1-08-002:064 Parcel Located 18-1354 Nichols Road,Mt.View,HI 96771 We are neighbors living across the street from the subject property since the mid 1980's and our position is to oppose the proposed zoning change for the reasons described below. SPOT ZONING IMPACTS FOR CHANGE ZONING FROM RS10 TO CV10 This application is a request to "SPOT ZONE" a commercial business in a residential setting with the surrounding properties zoned residential. CV10 zoning allows major repair uses such as Heavy Equipment Repairs,Auto Body Shop Repairs Industrial Machinery Repairs and Large Rig Truck Repairs. These are some potential uses allowed under§ 25-5-122,which may not be the intent of the applicant;but nonetheless are a consequence if rezoned to CV10. Attached are four drawings titled COUNTY BILL 168:NEGATIVE TESTIMONY dated 19 Jul 2012, showing the potential developmental impacts of spot-zoning this property;which can have a drastic change in the way we, the "neighbors" live. Additionally because the applicant has control of the private Nichols Road this property's development potential greatly exceeds the residential setting. Rezoning must consider the future potentials of the property and surrounding areas, plus appropriate timing. An application to spot-zone for a particular use without considering the future potentials of impacts or uses is,in our opinion, inappropriate and poor planning. Should the applicant's business fail what happens to the spot- zoned property? What will happen in the future if the property were sold? Would there be anyway to stop a really more unwanted or obnoxious CV10 zoned enterprise into our residential neighborhood? The County Code has the RCX Residential-Commercial Mixed Use District zoning to bridge the gap between residential uses and commercial areas that ultimately may be rezoned commercial in future. The applicant's proposed use of an automobile repair shop is not permitted in the"transitional residential to commercial" zoning district of RCX (§25-5-42). Comm. No. 5240 /5- Ref. To: Pi re. Ref. Date :1111 a 1 7fl1)