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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i August 9, 2022 Page 9 The Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP) was adopted by the Hawai`i County Council by Ordinance No. 08-131 on September 25, 2008. The subject property is located within lands covered by the KCDP and is situated within the Captain Cook Rural Town TOD, an area where the KCDP encourages growth. According to Section 4.2.2, overall land use strategy indicates that "outside of the Kona Urban area, the character of the rural towns shall prevail. This means that limited future growth should be directed to the existing rural towns and villages in a way that revitalizes and enhances the existing rural lifestyle and culture of those communities. Outside of these towns and villages, the protection of important agricultural lands is a priority objective. " Based on the preceding, the proposed change of zone is consistent with the General Plan and the KCDP. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. The subject property is located at the cross junction of Hawai`i Belt Road (Mamalahoa Highway), Ali`i Drive Extension and Napo`opo`o Road. Access to the subject property is directly from Hawai`i Belt Road, a primary arterial roadway that is owned and maintained by the State. The applicant is proposing to construct a new County dedicable standard road to service the western end of the proposed subdivision from Hawai`i Belt Road and a 12-foot-wide, paved outbound access easement within a 20-foot-wide easement from the southern end of the subject property. Anticipated traffic for the 14-lot residential subdivision will be far less than the 50 peak hour vehicle trip, thus a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) pursuant to the concurrency section of the Zoning Code was not triggered. According to comments by the Hawai`i Department of Transportation (HDOT), HDOT objects to the secondary access (to the south) due to potential safety issues related to the cross-intersection to multiple highways and roadways, with the specific potential of creating conflicting traffic movements in close proximity to the existing signalized intersection. HDOT further states that a traffic assessment or access evaluation shall be submitted and accepted by the Highways Division, Hawaii District Engineer, including both an analysis of traffic safety and line of sight for the two (2) proposed access points as well as an outbound, left turn assessment related to traffic safety. In addition, HDOT states that no additional water service laterals shall be allowed for the development from the highway's right-of-way and any existing laterals for the property must be removed and relocated within the development roadway. Lastly, HDOT states that the applicants shall obtain a use and occupancy permit from HDOT Highways Division for the use of any portion of the right-of-way along the state-owned portion of the Hawai`i Belt Road. A condition of approval will be added to ensure the development complies with all HDOT requirements.