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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i Page 3 available to community groups for occasional use. HKI Kawili LLC is consulting with the County Office of Housing and Community Development to obtain Hawai`i Revised Statutes Section 201H status for exemptions from zoning code and ordinance condition requirements for the affordable housing project. CONDITION C The non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant, successors or assigns, and that are not the result of their fault or negligence. The applicant requests a 10-year time extension to complete construction of the proposed development. The applicant has made substantial progress towards completing the project since the property was rezoned in 2007. They have grubbed and rough graded the property, final graded Parcel 30, maintained the property on an on-going basis, constructed a two-lane access driveway/box culvert off of Kawili Street onto Parcel 31 to serve both the proposed affordable housing community and CVC/CBOC project, installed sewer stub-outs to serve both projects, and secured the property with fencing and gates. They have also partnered with EAH/HKI Kawili LLC for the development of the affordable housing project and have secured grant funding from the State for design of the CBOC project. The applicant will seek Final Plan Approval for the project components upon the successful amendment of the ordinance, and expects to commence construction of the affordable housing project in 2020, upon securing project financing and subsidies. Approval of the time extension request to comply with Condition C would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code nor the original reasons for granting the Change of Zone. There have not been any significant changes to the General Plan or Zoning Code for this area since the subject rezone was approved in 2007. At that time the General Plan LUPAG Map designation for the property was the same that it is today, High Density Urban. This designation includes uses such as general commercial, multiple-family residential at a density of up to 87 units per acre, and related services. The current RM-1 zoning district is consistent with the General Plan LUPAG Map designation and compatible with the surrounding land uses which are a mix of residential, commercial and educational uses. This favorable recommendation is made with the understanding that the applicant remains responsible for complying with all other applicable governmental requirements in connection with uses permitted within the Multiple-Family Residential zoning district,