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CT CT BRDowntownHiloBill250.doc-07/31/12 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE),ARTICLE 7,DIVISION 2 RELATING TO INCREASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY,INCLUDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN DOWNTOWN HILO COMMERICAL ZONING DISTRICT The County Council has initiated an amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 7, Division 2 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to increase in residential density, including parking requirements within the Downtown Hilo Commercial (CDH) zoning district. BACKGROUND The County Council is proposing amendments to the Zoning Code within Article 7, Division 2 (Special District Regulations for the Downtown Hilo Commercial zoning district)as described within Bill No. 250 (Planning Department Exhibit 1). In summary, Bill No. 250 attempts to amend the Zoning Code in order to accomplish the following: 1. allow for a increase in the maximum residential density permitted within the CDH zoning district from its current 1,000 square feet of land area per unit to a proposed 500 square feet of land area per unit,potentially doubling the residential density in Downtown Hilo Commercial zoning district. 2. provide a parking requirement in the CDH zoning district of one (1)parking stall per residential unit. Currently,there is no parking requirement for any use within CDH zoning district bordered bounded by Kino`ole and Ponahawai Streets and the Wailuku River. ANALYSIS Note that the CDH zoning district in Downtown Hilo is situated within an area designated for High Density Urban uses by the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)map. A High Density Urban designation would allow for a maximum residential unit density of 87 units per acre, or 500 square feet of land area per unit, consistent with the proposed amendment. -1-