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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 Thus, the applicant has been working towards compliance with the conditions of the change of zone ordinance and non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen and were beyond the control of the applicant Approval of this request would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code nor the original reasons for granting the Change of Zone. The original reasons for the approval of the change of zone are still applicable, and the request is not contrary to these reasons. The zoning was originally approved in 2007 to provide additional land for multiple-family land uses in Hilo in close proximity to existing services. The applicant is currently constructing a medical clinic and related improvements, which the Planning Commission granted in 2013 as Use Permit No. 13-000042. The Public Facilities-Health and Sanitation Element of the General Plan encourages the establishment or expansion of community health centers and rural health clinics. The proposed medical clinic, whose mission is to provide quality health care services to our community, will fulfill this need in the community, and therefore is consistent with the General Plan. The applicant is seeking additional time to complete construction of the medical facility and related improvements. The Planning Department is supportive of the request for a time extension to complete construction as the applicant has been consistently working towards meeting the conditions of approval. In a July 10, 2013 memo, the DPW-Engineering Division stated that a portion of the subject property is in an area designated as Flood Zone A on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). Flood Zone A is the Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood where no base flood elevations are determined. However, the drainage easement "D-6" designation accurately defines the flood inundation area. In an April 13, 2018 memo, DPW-Engineering Division stated that they have no objection to a time extension to complete construction. In the immediate area are a mix of agricultural and commercial land uses. Located at the northeast corner of the Ponahawai and Komohana Streets intersection is the Ka Waena Lapa'au medical office complex. The adjacent parcel to the east and south is commercially zoned, and is vacant of any structures or improvements. The adjacent parcel to the west is agriculturally zoned, and vacant of any structures or improvements.