PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2023-000053)

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RManonoComerLLCREZ ja.12-27-2023 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION MANONO CORNER, LLC CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION NO. PL-REZ-2023-000053 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 applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential- 10,000 square feet(RS-10) zoning district to an Industrial-Commercial Mixed-20,000 square feet(MCX-20) zoning district for a 21,023-square-foot parcel of land. The MCX zoning district, with a minimum area required for each building site of 20,000 square feet, would allow a maximum density of 1 building site. The applicant proposes to demolish 3 existing structures and construct a single-story, 4,950-square-foot structure for retail and/or office uses, on-site parking and access driveways. According to the applicant, the Waiakea House Lots area is undergoing a land use transition from single- family residential to commercial and light industrial uses and the request is in accordance with this transition. The applicant anticipates completing the proposed development within 8-10 years of the approval date of the Change of Zone, at an estimated cost of $850,000. 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 to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. -1-