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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 4 C. Construction shall commence within one (1) year from the date of receipt of Final Plan Approval and be completed within two (2) years thereafter. With out an appropriate development design the applicant is unable to hold to these timing conditions. The mismatched zoning requirements for each half of the same parcel need to be resolved prior to planning development. Staff notes that Plan Approval, along with other construction related approvals will be required once the landowner moves to design the commercial development of the project site. D. Access to the property shall meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works. This condition is redundant and will only be required on half of the subject parcel that is located away from the Kino`ole Street frontage. Additionally, requirements outlined in Chapter 22 of the Hawai`i County Code (HCC), more specifically Section 22-4.8(a), states that "no county street shall be used for ingress or egress to a property without a properly located and constructed driveway approach". Staff also notes that the property to the north of the subject parcel retains a legacy CN-10 zoning designation without any conditions of approval. E. The proposed improvements shall be designed in keeping with the existing character of the immediate neighborhood. No specific design guidelines relating to the "character of the immediate neighborhood" have ever been established or even proposed. It would be difficult for the applicant to adhere to this condition without explicit guidance or design criteria. Additionally, no previous development has been required in this area to comply with these types of guidelines in the CN-10 zoned area. F. The General Plan density guidelines of a maximum of 24 percent ground cover and 28 percent paved parking area, and a minimum of 48 percent landscaping/open space shall be complied with. The listed criteria relating to development of the subject parcel are no longer in line with current standards and practice and no longer exist within the General Plan. Open Space is regulated by the zoning code through minimum yard setbacks and maximum height requirements. Additionally, minimum parking requirements are also regulated by the Zoning Code while landscaping requirements are administered via Planning Department Rule No. 17 (Landscaping).