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may be utilized for storage, an office or other related uses accessory to the <br /> transitional medical clinic and permanent medical clinic. <br /> ■ Phase IL• Phase II will consist of the construction of a permanent medical clinic, <br /> a two-story, approximately 23,973-square foot building which will be located in <br /> the southwestern corner of the property. Existing Building C will continue to <br /> house the live-in caretaker and Project-related uses and existing buildings A and <br /> B will be demolished. <br /> ■ Phase III: Phase III will be the final phase and will consist of the construction of <br /> the workforce housing, a proposed two-story, approximately 5,696-square foot <br /> multi-family dwelling which will house workers and employees as well as <br /> traveling multi-disciplinary researchers and trainees working at the Project. <br /> The permanent medical clinic is located within the State Land Use Urban District and County <br /> Single-Family Residential (RS-15) zoning district therefore,the applicant is seeking approval <br /> of a Use Permit concurrent with approval of a Special Permit for the transitional clinic and <br /> workforce housing in the State Land Use Agricultural District. <br /> 3. Reasons for Request: Hamakua Health Center currently operates its North Kohala <br /> healthcare center in a building located adjacent to Kohala Hospital. Due to an increase in <br /> demand for community medical services, the existing facility has no additional space that <br /> would allow Hamakua Health Center to expand its operations to meet the growing patient <br /> population in the North Kohala district. <br /> 4. Employees: The applicant is proposing that there will be up to 43 full-time employees, <br /> including physicians (primary care physicians, internists,pediatricians, women's health); <br /> nurses; behavioral health specialists; dentist and support staff, a Hawaiian healing director <br /> and lomi lomi masseuse; pharmacist, technician and support staff, and administration and <br /> support staff(manager, front office staff, care coordinators, refill and referral specialists, <br /> medical records staff and janitorial and grounds maintenance staff). <br /> 5. Project Timetable and Cost: As the project is anticipated to be developed in three (3) <br /> phases, the first phase is anticipated to be completed by late 2023 or early 2024. The <br /> transitional medical clinic will be operational for a period of approximately two (2)years and <br /> will be demolished and repurposed upon completion of the permanent medical clinic. The <br /> workforce housing is proposed to be constructed sometime after the permanent medical clinic <br /> -2- <br />