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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 to General Industrial - 20,000 square feet (MG-20). The property is located east of Highway 11 (Volcano Highway), west of Railroad Avenue, and north of Highway 130 (Kea'au-Pahoa Highway), Kea'au, Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: (3)1-6-141:002. The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone and State Land Use Boundary Amendment to establish a 7,500+/- square-foot beverage processing facility (microbrewery) that will include a 2,000+/- square-foot supportive visitor/retail sales/tasting center with a 300 square-foot kitchen, as well as required improvements to the access road and parking areas. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 6.505 acres will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Under the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general.plans." Although the subject property is not contiguous to Urban designated lands, the project site lies about 2,000 feet northwest of the HELCO Kea'au power plant site and the Ulu Pono Town Center, which are on lands designated Urban by the State Land Use Commission. Additionally, the subject property has historically been used for industrial purposes by the Puna Sugar Company. The reclassification action also conforms to the goals, policies and standards of, among others, the Land Use and Economic Elements of the General Plan and the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which identifies the area for Industrial uses. The Industrial designation includes uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. Since 1971, the area of the old Puna Sugar Mill has been designated as Industrial in the LUPAG. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Industrial designation was expanded by re-designating lands in the vicinity from Intensive Agricultural and Orchards to Industrial. This area was considered for industrial expansion as a variety of industrial uses were established in the vicinity through the Special Permit process. The County had determined that the industrial designation would promote and encourage additional utilization of the area. The reclassification action would be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the Hawai`i State Plan and