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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 request took the energy and focus out of developing the subject properties. Despite having to pay higher county real property taxes, the easiest option for the applicant was to continue renting the two (2) existing dwellings for residential uses. The unanticipated global economic meltdown and the financial crisis started in 2008, when things were settling down for the applicant, and made securing any of the proposed project financing difficult. As trends now indicate a growing economy, the applicant remains committed to completing the construction and related improvements for this project. 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. There have not been any significant changes to the General Plan or Zoning Code for this area since the subject rezone approval in 2006. At that time the General Plan LUPAG Map designation for the property was the same as it is today, High Density Urban. This designation includes uses such as general commercial, multiple family residential up to 87 units per acre and related services. Since the subject property was rezoned in 2006, the property to the south,known as the Lanikaula Professional Center, reclassified its zoning from RS-10 to CG-20 by Change of Zone Ordinance No. 06 143. The Economic Element of the General Plan encourages the county to provide an economic environment which allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environment. The applicant is simply seeking additional time to complete the construction and the conditions of the original approval of the change of zone request. The Planning Department is supportive of the request for a time extension as the applicant is committed to completing construction and the related improvements. The three (3) subject properties are on the east side of Kilauea Avenue. The existing paved driveway is about 18 feet wide. Kilauea Avenue is a 60-foot right-of-way fully improved pavement with curbs, gutters and sidewalk. The City of Hilo Zone Map proposes to widen Kilauea Avenue into an 80-foot right-of-way. Therefore, the existing Condition No. 5 of Ordinance No. 06 47, requiring a 10-foot road widening strip along the frontage will remain. On-street parking is not permissible along this section of Kilauea Avenue. Condition No. 6 restricts access to Kilauea Avenue to a single location, and no left turn shall be permitted from the commercial property on to Kilauea Avenue. This condition will remain.