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Puainako Town Center) of the subject property are zoned Neighborhood Commercial ten thousand(CN-10). Parcels to the north and west are zoned Single Family Residential ten thousand(RS-10). 6) Community Development Plan: The Hilo Community Development Plan(CDP), adopted in 1975,reflects the property as existing residential use. The subject application is in general conformance with the goals,policies and implementing actions of the Hilo CDP. The applicants intend to continue utilizing the property for residential use with three existing single family dwellings on the property. The requested Residential-Commercial Mixed Use zoning designation is appropriate because the surrounding area adjacent to the Puainako Town Center, while still maintaining elements of the old residential neighborhood, is reflecting a further expansion of commercial uses. 7) Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is not situated within the SMA boundary. C. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 1) Description of the subject property: The subject property is situated on the east side of Kilauea Ave., approximately 180 feet north of the Kilauea Ave.—Kahaopea Street intersection, Waiakea, South Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Tax Map Key No. (3)2-2- 040: 004. The subject property is a 1 acre parcel which has been developed with four single family dwelling units currently on the property. The first dwelling was constructed in 1944 and the most recent one was constructed in 1992. The oldest dwelling is unoccupied and in dilapidated condition. The applicants intend to demolish the unoccupied dwelling to construct a new 2,280 square foot restaurant. The remaining three dwellings will be retained for residential use and are currently occupied by the applicants and other family members. 2) Lava and Earthquake Hazard Zones: The volcanic hazard as assessed by the United States Geological Survey for the project area is "3" on a scale of ascending risks 9 to 1 (Heliker 1990). Zone "3" encompasses the entire city of Hilo and is not adjacent to or immediately downslope of active rift zones. The Building Code designates the entire Island of Hawaii in Earthquake Zone 3 and contains certain structural requirements to address the relative seismic hazards. 3) Distance from the coastline: The coastline is situated more than 2 miles north of the subject property. 4) Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii(ALISH) designation: The subject property is in an urban area and is not classified by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) classification system. 5) U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Service Report soil type: The soils of the project area are classified as being of the Ola'a series (OID)which is extremely stony silty clay loam with 0 to 20% slopes. This soil has a very dark brown extremely stony silty clay loam surface layer approximately nine inches thick 4