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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 2 property in 2017 and was subsequently sold in 2018 to the new landowner(Nakoamana Kaialii Ventures,LCC).The applicant has every intention of developing the subject parcel, as evidenced by their diligence to complete the delinquent off-site infrastructure improvements.The applicant stated that obtaining the required construction plans prepared and approved took longer than anticipated, with the construction plans being approved in September of 2018,nearly two(2)years after the previous Ordinance No. 06-107 deadline.If these amendments are approved,the applicant states they will be in a better position to secure necessary funding to construct a new building on the subject parcel. Granting of the amendments would not be contrary to the original reasons for granting the rezone.The reasons for granting the original rezone under Ordinance 06-107 (REZ-06-000032)has not changed,although the development plan for the subject parcel has been modified to include the applicant's proposal to allow the construction of a new commercial structure instead of a conversion to the existing structure located on the subject parcel. The applicant is seeking additional time to complete the off-site infrastructure improvements,to change the timing of when the future road widening strip will be dedicated to the County of Hawai`i, as well as amending the requirement that the existing structure be "converted". The applicant (Makalika 521, LLC) acquired the property in 2017, and was subsequently sold to the current landowner(Nakoamana Kaialii Ventures,LCC)in 2018 who has allowed the applicant to continue to pursue this amendment to Change of Zone Ordnance No. 06-107. Granting of the amendments would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code.Since the subject parcel was rezoned from RS-10 to CN-20 in 2006,there has not been any land use regulatory changes in this area that would influence the subject parcel. The Hilo Community Development Plan has not been updated, and therefore, the only significant planning policy'document would be the County General Plan. The request continues to be consistent with the General Plan's Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map, which defines the subject parcel and its immediate surrounding area as Medium Density Urban (mdu). Medium Density Urban is defined as "village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential—up to 35 units per acre)." The amendment requests continue to conform to the goals,policies and standards of the General Plan in that the proposed development will be established in an area adequately served by necessary services such as water,utilities and transportation systems.The proposed