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need for this type of facility serving Pahoa, have looked for property in the area, and, you know, has identified this particular location as something that they feel suits their needs. The Planning Department has indicated that the, you know, the property is not situated adjacent to urban designated lands, but in reality with the development of the adjacent 19-acre site by the County, initially as a fire station but also planned are a major recreational complex as well as a police substation, you know, the character of that particular area is going to change. The recreational facility will include ball fields, as well as, a gymnasium has been mention as one of the potential uses. So there will be an urban character introduced into the area by the development of the adjacent property. So although the present State Land Use Designation is agriculture, our contention is that the character of the area is about to change and will change quickly. The Department has also indicated concerns regarding traffic problems. We want to indicate that although the MCX zoningisbeingrequested,youknow,thespecificusebeingproposedisaselfstoragefacility which is one of the lowest traffic impact uses of any type of industrial activity. Surveys done nationally for this type of use have indicated that a facility of this size would generate approximately 20 vehicles per day. And if you were to look at the potential alternative uses for this property, in its present zoning designation which is Ag-1, the owner could subdivide the property into three lots with three dwellings, well, with one dwelling on each lot, generating traffic that I believe would be comparable if not exceed the 20 vehicles per day. It was mentioned that, in the Planning Departments recommendation, that there are other existing self storage facilities, particularly in the Shipman Industrial Park and potentially at Milo Street which are in the Keaau area and at least ten miles away from the subject property. SIRACUSA:If I may -? ALAMEDA:Sure, Commissioner Siracusa. th SIRACUSA:Intervene. Paradise Park, 13 Street. NISHIMURA:That may be correct; however, if you were to drive to that location, its approximately 7 miles from this particular location, deep within the Paradise Park Subdivision. And if Im not mistaken, the original intent of that development was to serve the immediate area only, and so it was developed as a small-scale facility. I think that if you look at, you know, the alternatives or options available to people looking for self storage facilities, theyre basically looking at Keaau as the primary alternative. And, again, regardless of whether it happens here or some place else, you know, there is, additional industrial zoned land will have to be provided for servicing the lower Puna district. There really isnt any other options available right now. I want to emphasize that, you know, the comments from the Main Street organization really relate to a commercial type of facility that -. I agree that commercial enterprises should be concentrated in the village core area of Pahoa. But industrial types of uses like the self storage facilitiesaretraditionallylocatedonthefringeofurbanareas.Ifyoulookattheselfstorage facility serving the Waimea area, its located right across of the Waimea Airport, its on the outskirtsofWaimeatownorKamuela;andtherearenourbandesignatedareassurroundingthat 7EXHIBIT B