2021-11-23 PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (REZ-21-000248)

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