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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 5 charges, water system improvements and dedication requirements. Based on the preceding, the Director is suggesting updating Condition B to our standard water condition that includes the required timing of the water commitment deposit payment and articulating the need for the applicant to maintain valid water commitments. Additionally, The Director is recommending updating Condition M to address the requirements of Sewer Code and as recommended by the DEM in their memo dated October 6, 2020. As previously stated, the applicant initially requested deletion of the additional parking requirement found in Condition E, but subsequently withdrew the request. At the time County Council was hearing the request for change of zone in 2010, both the Police Department and surrounding neighbors provided comments voicing concern that the Zoning Code requirement of 1.25 parking spaces per multiple family residential unit would not provide sufficient on-site parking for the then proposed 100 -unit rental housing project, which could result in residents and visitors parking in the Police Headquarters parking lots and those of surrounding developments. Based on those concerns, the Councilmember for the area, in coordination with the then applicant (Mr. Boschetti) introduced an amendment to Condition E requiring that the applicant, "...develop additional parking spaces up to a maximum of 60% of the required spaces for the total residential units to be built within the proposed development. " The current applicant initially requested deletion of this additional parking requirement condition citing the need for greater site design flexibility and the overall benefits of the proposed affordable housing project. If relief from the condition was granted, the currently proposed 64 -unit affordable housing development would require a total of eighty (80) required parking spaces. The applicant has since removed that request. After reviewing the amendment request, the Police Department asked that the applicant be required to adhere to the condition as written and that the County require the developer to install "ample additional parking,"' reiterating their concern that due to no on -street parking available in the area, the likelihood of resident/visitor overflow parking in the Police Department lot across Kapi `olani Street would have a direct negative impact on their operation. In the initial conceptual site plan included with their application, the applicant listed a proposed 117 parking spaces for the project, which would have been approximately 45% more spaces than required in the Zoning Code. However, based on subsequent conversation with the applicant, where they cited concerns over the requirement of that amount of parking limiting their site design flexibility, the applicant subsequently submitted an updated site plan removing reference to the additional parking