2020-06-04 Exh C Ted Tran-Tran-Tonnu FT REZ 20-240

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KAY: So, as you stated, Mr. Chair, this is an application for a Change of Zone. The subject property is situated in the South Hilo District of Hawaii Island; more specifically, in the Waiakea Houselots area. The subject property outlined here in black is located on Lanihuli Street between Kilauea Avenue and Kino`ole Street. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential— 10,000 square feet to a General Commercial—20,000 square feet zoning district for approximately 20,812 square feet of land. The Applicant is proposing to develop a new single-story, 9,500-square foot warehouse building including three 720-square foot restaurant/food stalls under a single roof. The Applicant is also proposing a 17-stall parking lot including one handicapped stall to accommodate customer and employee parking and a 10 by 40, 10-foot by 40-foot loading zone. The zoning for the subject property, and some of the surrounding area, is currently Single-Family Residential— 10,000 square feet as indicated in the yellow color. Again, the subject property is outlined here in black, and Kino`ole Street is generally running north-south through the slide with Lanihuli Street generally running east-west through the slide. Other zoning in the area is similar, General Commercial—20,000 square foot zoning as indicated in the red color, and some Double-Family Residential zoning as well. The State Land Use designation for the subject property and the surrounding area is Urban. The General Plan Land Use [Pattern] Allocation Guide Map designates the subject property and surrounding area as High Density Urban which would support this type of Commercial zoning. Here's an aerial photograph of the subject property, again, with Kino`ole Street running generally north-south through the slide, and Lanihuli Street generally running east-west through the slide. As you can see, there's some Residential and some Commercial uses to the right of the subject property. In this case, outlined in red, is the Hilo Veterans Center and also a doctor's office, and there are other commercial and residential uses in the area. The subject property as you can see is currently, has no improvements on it and is just in a vegetated state right now. Here is the Applicant's site plan. In this case, Lanihuli Street is running at the bottom of the slide, and Kino`ole Street running on the left-hand side, and as you can see, here's the proposed site plan with the larger warehouse structure in the back and then the three food vending stalls in the front with parking along the front as well and a loading zone on the left-hand side. Here's a view of the property looking north from Lanihuli Street. Again, the Hilo Veterans Center is located here to the right. As you can see again, it's a narrow long lot and currently vacant of any structures or improvements. Here are some views of Lanihuli Street looking west on the upper left-hand side with the subject property on the right-hand side, and on the lower left, here is Lanihuli Street looking east with the subject property here on the left. The Planning Director is recommending that the Commission forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council for the proposed Change of Zone. With that, I'm happy to answer any questions the Commission may have. EXHIBIT C 2