PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2023-000047)

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R Aloha Kia REZ 8 11 2023 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION ALOHA KIA CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (PL-REZ-2023-000047) Upon careful review of the request against the guidelines for granting a change of zone, the Planning Director is recommending that a favorable recommendation of the Change of Zone request be forwarded to the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This favorable recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from Resort 750 square foot (V- 0.75)to a Limited-Industrial 20,000 square foot(ML-20)zoning district for 1.795 acres of land. The purpose of this request is to develop a new car dealership and service station for Aloha Kia in order to move their existing operation from their current location at 226 Kanoelehua Avenue. The applicant plans to convert the existing 6,400 square foot commercial building into a showroom, sales office, and parts department. A 1,120 square foot addition if proposed on the south side of the existing building to support offices and a lounge area. A new 6,770 square foot building is proposed to house eight(8) service bays and a detailing area. The applicant is also proposing 135 parking stalls for customers, employees, and the sales inventory of the new dealership. The applicants aim to complete the Change of Zone process as soon as possible and anticipate completing construction by the end of 2025. The applicants expect the cost of the proposed development and improvements to be approximately $1,000,000. Operating hours for the new car dealership and service center would be between 8:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Monday to Saturday; the dealership will be closed on Sundays. The proposed dealership it anticipated to support fifteen (15) employees during business hours. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation,the applicable goals, policies,and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed.It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made -I-