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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 Urban. This designation allows residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses. Thus, the proposed development would be consistent with the General Plan land use designation and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and result in an intensity of land utilization no higher than as permitted or as otherwise specified for the district in which this proposed development occurs. The Hilo Community Development Plan approved in 1975 identifies the property for residential and agricultural/open uses, and reflects the largely residential uses in the surrounding area. Thus, the proposed action would be consistent with the Hilo CDP. The subject property is split-zoned RS-15 and A-1 a. The unimproved subject area is an approximately one-acre portion of a 57,145-square foot parcel zoned A-1 a. The remaining portion of the parcel, approximately 13,585-square foot in size and not part of the request, is currently zoned RS-15 and improved with a single-family dwelling. Surrounding properties are zoned A-la(south) and RS-15 across Ainako Avenue and immediately adjacent to the property to the northwest and east. The area consists of low density residential uses. Therefore, a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request will be consistent with the existing land uses within this portion of Hilo. The Federal Emergency Management Agency designates the property as Zone "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. The property is unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH) System and is not currently being used for any agricultural activities. Soils within the property and surrounding area are classified as"E"or"Very Poor" for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau. Access to the property is from Ainako Avenue, a County road with an approximate right-of-way width of 70 feet. The Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends improvements to the property's entire Ainako Avenue frontage including pavement widening with paved shoulder, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation. Conditions of approval will be included to reflect the DPW's recommendation modified to be implemented only should subdivision of the property occur. We feel that this is a reasonable application of standards given that approval of this change of zone would result in the possible construction of one additional single- family dwelling compared to that allowed by the property's current zoning designation. Furthermore, the DPW recommends that access be limited to a single location in response to the applicant's statement of the possibility that access from the future road easement adjacent to and west of the site could also be utilized.