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The Pahoa Village Design district is the area shown in Figure 1 and described as: (1) All parcels having frontage on Pahoa Village Road from the Pahoa Village Road and Kea`au-Pahoa Road intersection and the Pahoa Village Road and Pahoa-Kalapana Road intersection; (2) All parcels having frontage on Post Office Road between Pahoa Bypass Road and Pahoa Village Road; (3) All parcels having frontage with the west side of Kea`au-Pahoa Road between and inclusive of tax map key numbers 1-5-07:012 and 1-5-07:080; (4) All parcels having frontage with Kahakai Boulevard, including any extensions of Kahakai Boulevard up to the parcel identified by tax map key number 1-5- 008:001, west of Pahoa Bypass Road (5) Parcels identified by tax map key numbers 1-5-005:024, 1-5-06:037, 1-5- 06:015, 1-5-003:037 and 1-5-03:046; and (6) All parcels any part of which is designated medium density urban in Exhibit A of Ordinance 12-89 amending the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide map with the following exclusions: (A) That portion of TMK 1-5-02:020 that is not designated medium density urban in Exhibit A of Ordinance 12-89; (B) All of TMKs 1-5-01:003 and 1-5-08:001. The Pahoa Village Design Guideline and PVD district boundaries shall be subject to comprehensive review within not more than ten (10) years from adoption of the ordinance establishing the Pahoa Village Design district under Article 7— Special Districts, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), HCC, and every ten(10) years thereafter, in accordance with the rules to be established for the Pahoa Design Review Committee. The PDRC may submit interim recommendations for amendment to the Pahoa Village Design Guidelines and PVD district boundaries to the Planning Director as the PDRC deems necessary to more fully fulfill the purpose and intent the PVD district. Architectural Guidelines-Commercial Scale Definition: A structure's height is the vertical distance from the average grade along its roof edge around the building to the uppermost portion of the building. Mass is the building's physical size and bulk. Scale is the size of a structure as it appears to the pedestrian. The height, mass, and scale of the buildings substantially define the character of an area and are key considerations in making a structure compatible with its surroundings. Height, mass, and scale should reflect Pahoa's traditional architecture. Building height should conform to the limits defined for the Pahoa Village Design District in Article 7. - Special Districts Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), HCC.New construction as well as additions to existing buildings should be similar in mass and scale to existing historic structures. 101Page