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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 Change of Zone The applicant requests a Change of Zone from Agricultural - 20 acres (A-20a) to General Industrial - 20,000 square feet (MG-20) for approximately 6.505 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 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 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. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from A-20a to MG-20 conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. Surrounding properties are zoned A-20a, A-5a and FA-2a. Parcel 1, which the subject parcel was once a portion of, is the site of a water bottling facility and zoned A-5a. The three properties to the south are vacant and zoned FA-2a. To the north, is the site of two agricultural warehouse structures and zoned A-20a. There are various Special Permits approved in the area, including several processing facilities for papaya, pickled