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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 The reclassification action would be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Hawaii State Plan and Puna Community Development Plan by providing future employment opportunities and improved living standards and stimulating the development and expansion of economic activities. The Urban classification conforms to the standard that the development is within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as schools, police and fire protection, transportation systems and water. The property is located less than one mile from the village retail and employment center of Kea'au. Schools and medical,police and fire services are also located within Kea'au. The accompanying draft bill to amend the State Land Use Boundaries Map is provided for your favorable consideration. Change of Zone The applicant requests a Change of Zone from Agricultural - 20 acres (A-20a) to Limited Industrial - 20,000 square feet (ML-20) for approximately 2.082 acres of land. The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban district. The property is fully developed with a 17,000 square-foot warehouse structure, an anthurium greenhouse and paved parking. On August 8, 1988,the Planning Commission approved Special Permit No. 671 to allow the establishment of a processing and packing facility for anthuriums and other flowers and foliage on the subject property. The applicant recently requested that Special Permit No. 671 be revoked because agricultural products packing and processing facilities are now a permitted use under the State Land Use Law, Chapter 205 Hawai`i Revised Statutes. The owners believe that there is a much broader demand for other non-agricultural uses of the facility that may include service-type light industrial uses such as self-storage facilities, contractor baseyards, small business storage and warehousing among others. Currently, there is no time table for terminating the existing use on the property and there are no proposed improvements at this time.