2016-07-07 Hearing Transcript - Hilo Medical Center REZ 14-175

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The subject property is outlined in red in the middle of the slide here. It's off of Punahele Street, and it's between the Hawaii Correctional Facility in this location here, and the Punahele Pu`uhonua [sic] Medical offices in this area here. The zoning of the property is single-family residential which is shown in the yellow color. You can see that the lots adjacent to the subject property are also single-family residential. They're part of a 7 -lot subdivision that was created back in the 1960's, and the subject property is the only vacant lot in that subdivision. The others are developed with houses. And, then to the south of that on the pink—the pink color is Neighborhood Commercial zoning, and that is where existing medical facilities are located. The General Plan designation for the property is Medium Density Urban which allows a combination of single-family, multiple -family, residential, as well as commercial uses. And the entire—this entire area of Hilo is in that designation. And, this is an aerial photo of the property and surrounding area. Again, you have the subject property just south of Punahele Street outlined in red, and there are four houses on this block between Komohana Street and Hala`i Hill. You have the correctional facility to the north across Punahele Street and then the medical offices just south of there. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Single -Family Residential – 7,500 square feet to Neighborhood Commercial – 7,500 square feet for about a 9,000 -square foot piece of property. And, the Applicant's proposing this Change of Zone in order to establish a 24- to 26 - stall paved parking lot for use by Hilo Medical Center employees which will be working at the adjacent medical buildings to the south. This is a site plan that the Applicant provided. You have Punahele Street on the left side. Access to the parking lot would be off of Punahele Street. There would be a gate located at the access, and then you see the 25 parking stalls here. There wouldn't be a vehicular access between the parking lot and the medical facility to the south. Instead, the Applicant proposes to provide a pedestrian access. So, there is an existing walkway along the property line here, and then stairs down into the subject property. This is a photo that was taken last week. It shows the propertya view of the property looking south from Punahele Street. You can see the property here kind of on the left side. Here's the gate. And, then, this is the neighbor just to the west, and then you can see just beyond that in the yellow color is one of the medical offices where Hilo Medical Center will be operating. And then, this is a view, again looking at the subject property, you have the gate on the right side of the slide and that one residence between Hala`i Hill and the subject property. This is a view of Punahele Street looking west so the property is on the left side of the slide. You can see the street is two-lane with some very narrow shoulders, and then over on the right side is the Hawaii Correctional Facility parking area. 2 EXHIBIT C