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Hawaii County Council Planning Committee Opposition to Bill 168,Rezone Application:TMK(3)1-08-002:064 July,26,2012 Page 2 of 4 Since the late 1960's,we observed many business establishments in Mt.View Town have closed and the town is a semblance of its former self. Mt. View Town is now an area with an abundance of available commercial land but only a few businesses. Additional CV10 zoned property outside of the immediate Mt. View Town area is not justified as there are many unimproved lots properly zoned for the applicant's intended use. If the applicant's intent was to build auto repair shop in the Mt. View area, then the practical choice for the applicant is to purchase,lease, or rent one of many CV10 zoned properties in Mt. View Town. The applicant's choice to purchase this lot and to build a residence meets the intent of the current residential zoning and its use is appropriate for the neighborhood. Spot zoning to CV10 is inappropriate at this time and potentially damaging to the neighborhood. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 1. The Nichols Road intersection to Highway 11 is on a curve and has site line limits, which make pedestrian and motor vehicle crossing hazardous. Although the speed limit fronting the subject property is 45 MPH, automobiles traveling down hill on Highway 11 from Volcano in the Hilo direction are required to reduce speed from 55 MPH above Pszyk Road to 45 MPH just before the property;but based on our observation,this does not happen. Traffic generally slows down near the Mt. View Post Office (several lots below the applicant's property). Nichols Road is unimproved and it intersects the highway on a curve that has poor visibility; cars must creep out almost into the highway lane to ensure proper site lines. In addition the curve is partially obscured by utility poles and overgrown vegetation. Applicant has not shown a traffic study that determines the Nichols Road- Highway 11 intersection is safe. 2. Proposed building size appears large for a Small Family Business with parking considerations. The proposed 1800 square foot building can accommodate three or four car repair bays (600 sf each). With six parking stalls available, the potential is three employees' stalls,three customer parked vehicles and three cars being worked on. The building seems too large for the area and for the proposed operation. If the applicant decided to "build-out" the property they could easily provide a potential three-story building (30 feet high) with the 1800 sf footprint. If off site parking is permitted or required by a change of zone,the available areas include: