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WshiroRepealREZ.cm06.14.22 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED ROBERT S.AND CAROL OSHIRO REPEAL CHANGE OF ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 17 7 (REZ 16-000208) The Planning Director has initiated the repeal of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 17 7 and amendment to Section 25-8-33 (City of Hilo Zone Map), Chapter 25, Article 8, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended), by reverting the current zoning of the subject property from Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet(CN-10)to its original Single- Family Residential-10,000 square feet(RS-10) zoning district for approximately one (1) acre of land. The subject parcel is located on the east(makai) side of Kilauea Avenue, approximately 180 feet north of its intersection with East Kahaopea Street, Waiakea Homestead Houselots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii TMK: 2-2-040:004. PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REQUEST 1. Request: The Planning Director is initiating a request to repeal Ordinance No. 17 7 in response to a written request, dated December 29, 2021, submitted by the property owners Robert S. and Carol Oshiro (Planning Department Exhibit 1-Landowner's Request). The repeal would revert the zoning of approximately one (1) acre of land to its original RS-10 zoning designation from the current CN-10 zoning designation. According to the Zoning Code, the RS (Single-Family Residential) district provides for lower or low and medium density residential use, for urban and suburban family life. It applies to areas having facilities, and to carry out the above stated purpose. Requirements for establishing a land use in both districts, including list of the variety of permitted uses, are shown in Section 25-5-1 to 8 (RS District) and Section 25-5-100 to 108 (CN District) of the Zoning Code. (Planning Department Exhibit 2 —Zoning Code Requirements for RS District and Planning Department Exhibit 3- Zoning Code Requirements for CN District). 2. Reason for Request: The applicants originally changed the parcel zoning to develop a restaurant business thereon. However, according to a written request by the applicants, due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, many of the businesses and people who have been