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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 property was the same that it is today, High Density Urban. This designation allows for general commercial, multiple family residential (up to a density of 87 units per acre), and related services, thus the current General Commercial (CG) zoning is consistent with the General Plan designation. A comprehensive change was made to the Zoning Code in 1996, two years after the rezone was approved. Plan Approval No. 2987, which was issued in 1995, included reduced off-street parking, minimum yards, and landscaping requirements than the current Zoning Code. For example, there was no minimum side yard requirement for the property in 1994, whereas today the minimum side yard requirement is 15 feet. The off- street parking requirement also increased from 1 parking stall per 400 square feet of gross floor area to 1 parking stall per 300 square feet of gross floor area. Additionally, in 2008 the County Council adopted concurrency requirements in the Zoning Code which will require that the applicant complete a traffic impact analysis report and mitigate any adverse impact prior to developing the property. Based on these significant changes in the Zoning Code since the rezone was originally granted, the Planning Director has invalidated the original Plan Approval No. 2987, and will require the applicants secure a new Plan Approval for the proposed commercial development based upon the current Zoning Code. The Department of Public Works (DPW)has recommended that in addition to the current conditions of approval related to frontage improvements to Lono Street, the applicant install a full width concrete sidewalk along the property's Kino`ole Street frontage. There are currently curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements along the property's Kino`ole Street frontage,but the sidewalk has only 4-foot wide pavement and 6-foot wide grass rather than the standard 10-foot wide paved sidewalk recommended by DPW. With the addition of a condition to address DPW's recommendation, the amendment request will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide infrastructure and utilities to the property. This favorable recommendation is made with the understanding that the applicant remains responsible for complying with all other applicable governmental requirements in connection with uses permitted within the General Commercial zoning district, prior to its commencement or establishment upon the subject property. Additional governmental requirements may include the issuance of building permits, compliance with the Fire Code, installation of improvements required by the American with Disabilities Act