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BR-CClnitiated-Bi11191 CV in ML.doc-04/25/14 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 191 AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25,ARTICLE 5,DIVISION 14, OF THE ZONING CODE, BY ALLOWING VILLAGE COMMERICAL (CV) ZONING DISTRICT USES WITHIN THE LIMITED INDUSTRIAL (ML) ZONING DISTRICT The County Council has initiated an amendment to Chapter 25, Article 5, Division 14 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as Amended) by allowing Village Commercial (CV) zoning district uses within the Limited Industrial (ML) zoning district. BACKGROUND 1. Through Bill No. 191 (Planning Department Exhibit 1), the County Council is proposing amendments to the Zoning Code(Chapter 25, Hawai`i County Code) in order to effectively combine any and all uses allowed within the Village Commercial (CV) zoning district within the Limited Industrial (ML) zoning district. 2. According to Section 25-5-140 (Purpose and applicability)of the Zoning Code, "The ML(limited industrial) district applies to areas for business and industrial uses which are generally in support of but not necessarily compatible with those permissible activities and uses in other commercial districts. 3. According to Section 25-5-120 (Purpose and applicability) of the Zoning Code, "The CV(village commercial)district provides for a broad range or variety of commercial and light industrial uses that are necessary to serve the population in rural areas where the supplementary support of the general business uses and activities of a central commercial district is not readily available." ANALYSIS According to Hawai`i County Code, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code),the purpose of the ML zoning district is to allow for areas for business and industrial uses which are generally in support of but not necessarily compatible(emphasis added)with those permissible activities and uses in other commercial districts. In addition, according to the County of Hawai`i General Plan, Chapter 14, Land Use,"In the case of service types of industrial development(non-basic), areas designated for industrial uses must be close enough to population and/or commercial uses for -1-