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parking along Akoni Pule Highway. Based on the preceding, a condition of approval has <br /> been added to require landscaping along the south and east boundary of the subject <br /> property. <br /> Additionally, the applicant will provide basic infrastructure needed to support <br /> commercial uses such as fire suppression measures. Thus, the applicant's request is <br /> consistent with surrounding land uses and zoning and the goals,policies and standards of <br /> the North Kohala Community Development Plan, General Plan and Zoning Code. <br /> The change of zone from A-20a to a CV-7.5 zoning district will not result in a <br /> substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area, community or region. The <br /> subject, 7,544 square foot property is situated at the northeast corner of the Hoea <br /> Road/Akoni Pule highway intersection and is triangular in shape. The property is <br /> currently vacant of any structures or other improvements and has been cleared and <br /> maintained. The property directly adjacent to the subject property and to the east is the <br /> home of the North Kohala Community Resource Center(Kohala Welcome Center). The <br /> property directly adjacent to the south is a Remnant Lot"J"that is owned by the State of <br /> Hawaii and is currently zoned A-20a. <br /> There is a mixture of residential, village commercial and agricultural zoning and <br /> uses in the area. Surrounding properties on all sides and in the general vicinity consist of <br /> Residential-zoned lands (RS-15)while further beyond are properties primarily zoned for <br /> Agricultural uses. Immediately adjacent to the east and across Akoni Pule Highway, on a <br /> parcel that is zoned RS-15 is the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Seventh Day <br /> Adventist Church is about 430 feet from the subject property to the east. Approximately <br /> 115 feet from the subject property is a 2.9-acre parcel that was zoned for Limited <br /> Industrial uses (ML-20) in 1972 to accommodate the County's Highway Maintenance <br /> Division operations. <br /> The Planning Department has received multiple written testimony in opposition to <br /> the proposed project associated with the Change of Zone application. The two main <br /> issues that were presented in these testimonies is opposition to the establishment of two <br /> (2) food truck operations on a small lot, as well as traffic concerns and site distance <br /> concerns. In response to the public testimony received concerning the operation of the <br /> -4- <br />