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allowed. There have been many properties in the area that have been developed after re- zoning to CN. The general trend in this area is to CN zoning, this request is in line with many previously approved requests in the area. There has also been a general plan amendment to allow CG Zoning designation in the area. The site of the proposed change in zoning application is not in a Special Management Area. C. Physical Characteristics and Environmental Setting of the Property and Surrounding Area The subject property is located at 717 Manono Street, further designated as T.M.K. 3/2-2- 34:83. The subject property consists of 22,000 square feet of land area. The property currently consists of 19,750 square feet of improved residential and 2,250 square feet of commercial area. The existing residence consists of 1132 square feet of living area and 1192 square feet of unfinished basement with 108 square feet of porch. Attached to the residence is 1256 square feet of commercial space. The commercial space is currently used as a production and retail area for cookies, candies, chips and macadamia nuts. The elevation of the site is approximately thirty feet above mean sea level. The mean annual rainfall is about 136 inches per year. The wetter months tend to occur between October and April. The mean annual temperature is about 73° F. Wind patterns are generally trade winds (northeasterly) during the day and westerly during the evenings. The property is generally flat with a slight slope up from west to east (Manono Street to Hinano Street) The US Department of Agriculture Soil Survey Report classifies the soil as Keaukaha Series (rKFD), which is extremely rocky muck, well drained, thin organic soils overlying pahoehoe lava bedrock. Runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is slight. The site is part of a built up urban area, therefore, the Land Study Bureau provides no soil classification of the site and surrounding area. The USGS map of Lava Hazard Zone for the Island of Hawaii classifies this area as a Lava Hazard Zone 3, as is the case for all the City of Hilo. The subject property is located about 1 mile from the coast line. The US Corps of Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the site in Zone X, areas outside of the 500 year flood plain. There is no existing drainage ways on the site, and there is no anticipation that any new drainage ways will be required. 3