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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i January 09, 2022 Page 8 Various conditions of approval have been added to ensure the development complies with other sections of the Zoning Code related to landscaping, off-street parking, and loading,building density, minimum yards, and setbacks, and building height limits. The request is not contraryto Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statutes, 9 P relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is situated fully within the Special Management Area but is not considered a"shoreline"property as its closest point to the shoreline is located approximately 5,400 feet from the nearest shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. As stated above, the applicant has submitted two concurrent requests for a Special Management Area (SMA)Use Permit to allow for the proposed development within"Area A" of the Kumu Hou Development. Furthermore, while this area is not considered a coastal development, proposed public access facilities will be developed to connect"Area A" of the Kumu Hou development to existing shoreline public accesses makai of the resort. A condition of the concurrent SMA Use Permit for this area will require an update to the existing approved public access plan to incorporate these new proposed facilities. There are no irresolvable geological or topographical problems for the property that cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the area is located in Zone"X", which is an area of minimal flood hazard, and the applicant will be required to ensure that all development-related runoff shall be disposed of on site and shall not be directed toward any adjacent properties. An air quality analysis was conducted by the applicant determined that no long- term air quality impacts associated with the project area would not exceed state and federal thresholds. Short-term air quality impacts are proposed to be mitigated by adhering to propose erosion control measures,utilizing low emission mobile construction equipment, maintaining construction equipment engines, and using low sulfur fuel for construction equipment to the extent practicable. For the purpose of promoting health, safety, and the general welfare of the County, the Zoning Code regulated and restricts the height, size of buildings, and other structures, the percentage of a building site that may be occupied, off-street marking, setbacks, size of yards, courts, and other spaces, the density of population, and the located and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposed. Impacts associated with this project development such as historical, visual, traffic, drainage and design concerns have been assessed and will be mitigated through conditions of approval. Therefore, the request would not reasonably burden the public