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F. Other Permitting Requirements Additional permits may be required. Other permits would be of the "ministerial"variety, such as building permits, etc. As needed, these permits will be obtained in accordance with county codes. V. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS A. General Description The parcel is generally triangular in shape and is accessed via Laukahi Place, which is a County owned and maintained roadway. Laukahi Place serves as the sole access road for the subject parcel and the Roman Catholic Church. It also serves as secondary access to the adjacent 76 Gas Station/7-El even, Keaau Middle School and the HMSA Administrative offices. The subject site is the only property with access off of Laukahi Place for residential purposes (Figure 9). The site is situated at approximately 325-feet elevation and has a reasonably flat terrain. There does not appear to be any topographic constraints for future development, improvements, and utilization. The property is located within the Keaau Regional Town Center(Figure 7). The surrounding properties range in size from approximately 10,000 square feet to 10 +acres. Nearby properties are a mixture of commercial establishments (i.e. gas stations, convenience stores, offices, churches, grocery stores, pharmacies,banks),public services (Le Keaau Middle School, Keaau Public Library, Keaau Urgent Care, Hawaiian Telcom) and single-family dwellings. The parcel immediately east of the subject site contains a single-family dwelling; however, that dwelling fronts Milo Street and the portion of that parcel which is adjacent to the subject property is densely vegetated, providing a buffer on the Keaau Middle School side of the property. The annual median rainfall for this area is approximately 140 inches. The average daily temperature ranges from a minimum of 64 degrees to a maximum of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind patterns are generally dominated by easterly trade winds with some periods of southerly winds associated with stones. B. Soils and Topo2raphy The subject property has a State Land Use classification of Urban and the soil has not been rated by the Natural Resource Conservation Service's Land Study Bureau. The soil on the subject site is classified as Panaewa very eobbly hydrous loam vvith 2 to l0 percent slopes. It consists of ash fields on pahoehoe lava flows and is considered moderately well drained with a high runoff class. The soil on site is not considered prime farmland. 17