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BR-CClnitiated-Bi11192 CV in MCX.doc-04/25/14 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 192 <br /> AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25,ARTICLE 5,DIVISION 13, OF THE ZONING <br /> CODE,BY ALLOWING VILLAGE COMMERICAL (CV) ZONING DISTRICT <br /> USES WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL-COMMERCIAL MIX (MCX) ZONING <br /> DISTRICT <br /> The County Council has initiated an amendment to Chapter 25, Article 5, <br /> Division 13 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended)by allowing <br /> Village Commercial (CV) zoning district uses within the Industrial-Commercial Mix <br /> (MCX) zoning district. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> 1. Through Bill No. 192 (Planning Department Exhibit 1), the County Council is <br /> proposing amendments to the Zoning Code(Chapter 25, Hawai`i County Code)in <br /> order to effectively combine any and all uses allowed within the Village Commercial <br /> (CV)zoning district within the Industrial-Commercial Mix (MCX)zoning district. <br /> 2. According to Section 25-5-130 (Purpose and applicability) of the Zoning Code, "The <br /> purpose of the MCX (industrial-commercial mixed use)district is to allow mixing of some <br /> industrial uses with commercial uses.The intent of this district is to provide for areas of <br /> diversified businesses and employment opportunities by permitting a broad range of uses, <br /> without exposing nonindustrial uses to unsafe and unhealthy environments.This district is <br /> intended to promote and maintain a viable mix of light industrial and commercial uses. <br /> 3. According to Section 25-5-120 (Purpose and applicability) of the Zoning Code,"The <br /> CV (village commercial)district provides for a broad range or variety of commercial and <br /> light industrial uses that are necessary to serve the population in rural areas where the <br /> supplementary support of the general business uses and activities of a central commercial <br /> district is not readily available." <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> According to Hawai`i County Code, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code),the purpose of the MCX <br /> zoning district is to allow mixing of some industrial uses with commercial uses. The intent of this <br /> district is to provide for areas of diversified businesses and employment opportunities by <br /> permitting a broad range of uses,without exposing nonindustrial uses to unsafe and unhealthy <br /> -1- <br />