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REPOR"f OF "HIG <br />COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br />DATE: .lanuary 22.2003 <br />PLACE: Councilroom <br />I IMI;: 2:1 R p.m. <br />RL?: G60 (2000-2002)lBill No. 17 <br />('hair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo. Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Planning. to which was referred Bill No. 17. transmitted by Mayor Harry <br />Kim per Communication No. 60. dated .lanuary 10, 2001, regarding the change of zone request <br />by Matsuno Enterprises, Ltd. at Waiakca_ South Hilo, Hawaii.'fMK: 2 ?-40: 14 and 69. <br />reports as follows: <br />Bill No. U amends Section 25-K-3 3 (City of Hilo Zone Map). Article K. Chapter 25 (zoning <br />('ode) of the Hawaii County Code, by changing the district classification for approximately 6.64 <br />acres of land from a Single Family Residential (RS-10) Co a General Commercial ICG-20) zoned <br />district. <br />fhe hexagonal-shaped subject property, owned in fee by the applicant. is located un the <br />southeastern corner of the Puainako Street/Kanoelehua Avenue intersection, across (Puna side) <br />the Prince Kuhio Plaza. Parcel 14 which consists of 3.K I ~ acres and parcel 69 which consists of <br />2.825 acres will be consolidated into one parcel for the proposed prc~jcct. l~hc majority ofthe site <br />lies in a depression. An existing dwelling located on higher ground h} Puainako Street will he <br />demolished. I~hc subject property is overgrown with non-native plants. <br />The subject property is not situated within the Special Management Area. <br />l he USDA Soil classification is OID. Olga extremely stony silty clay loam with rapid <br />permeability ,slow runoff and slight erosion hazard which is used for sugarcane. 'fhe Land <br />Study Bureau Soil Rating is Urban. "I~he AI.ISH classification is l?xisting Urban Development. <br />fhe likelihood of any rare or endangered flora or fauna and historical or cultm'al lectures is <br />remote because the site has been improved with a duelling. l~he site is also used for intermittent <br />cattle or horse grazing. <br />The Hilo Community Development Plan, adopted by Resolution in 1975 by the Planning <br />Commission, recommended that the area he maintained as RS-10. <br />According to the background inlormation provided by the Planning Commission. the applicant <br />plans to develop a retail and office commercial complex which would tentatively consist of a <br />restaurant(s). ot~ice space. and small retail shops. This project is intended to supplement the <br />regional commercial goods and services that exist in this area. The proposed plans include the <br />construction of three free-,landing buildings which would be less then 35 feet in height, and <br />approximately 7.?80 square legit, 4000 syuarc leel and 31?00 syuarc feet in size. (br a combined <br />