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The surrounding properties range from approximately 10,000 square feet to 10+acres in size.Properties to the northwest, west, southwest and south are zoned CV-10 and properties to the northeast, east and southeast are zoned RS-10 (Figure 8). B. Economic Impacts The requested rezoning would have some measure of economic impact, as it would make the operation of the proposed small-business retail outlet possible. This would provide more employment opportunities and additional retail options for area residents. The project will also support local construction jobs and purchases from local suppliers. C. Agricultural Imp acts The subject site has a State Land Use designation of Urban, a mixed LUPAG designation of Low and Medium Density Urban and has not had any recent agricultural activity. The lot size and soil quality make it unsuited to commercial agriculture. Therefore, the requested village commercial zoning is consistent with the overall land use designation and other zonings in the adjacent area. VII. Infrastructural Considerations A. Road Access to the property is from Laukahi Place, approximately 150 feet west of its intersection with Old Volcano Road in Keaau center. This is a County owned and maintained road in good condition and with a 30-foot pavement width. Although no formal traffic study was done, the proposed use will result in far fewer than 50 trips per day. The applicant anticipates approximately 5-10 patrons will visit the store per day. Thus traffic generated by this use is within the capability of the existing road. According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Common Trip Generation Manual, 10th Edition, furniture store (ITE Land Use Code 890) use generates 0.52 PM peak hour trips,11,000 square feet of gross floor area. For this proposed use, that equates to 0.6 peak hour trips for the proposed 1,152 square feet of gross floor area of the retail store. The applicant anticipates that an average of 10 patrons will visit the site on a normal day. This represents a negligible increase to current traffic levels in the area. Further, the retail outlet will provide Puna residents a more convenient option for furniture services nearby, without the need to travel to Hilo. In a small way these trips removed from Hilo may help to ease the congested, over-capacity conditions of the Keaau to Hilo stretch of Highway 19. B. Water The subject parcel is currently served by the Department of Water Supply and the water demand from the proposed use is expected to be substantially similar to residential use. 23