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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i March 18, 2024 Page 5 Additionally, DPW recommends improvements to the subject property's Lanikaula Street frontage, consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete sidewalk, drainage improvements and any required utility relocation, meeting with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act to be located within a future • road widening setback that is to be subdivided and dedicated at no cost to the County. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding. According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), water is available from an existing 8-inch water line within Manono Street and the subject parcel is currently served by two existing 5/8-inch meters. DWS requests that the applicant submits water usage calculations in order to determine appropriate fees and service lateral and meter-size and will require the applicant to install water system improvements prior to activating water service. Also, DWS indicates that the existing 8-inch waterline within Manono Street is inadequate to provide the required 2,000-gallons per minute of flow for fire protection as per DWS standards. Conditions of approval will require the applicant to meet potable and fire suppression water requirements of DWS and the Fire Department. A condition of approval will require any development on the property will be required to connect to the County sewer in accordance with Section 21-5 of Hawai`i County Code. Solid waste will be handled by a commercial hauler and disposed of at authorized landfill sites or transfer stations, all essential utilities are available to the property and police, fire and medical facilities are located nearby in Hilo. A condition of approval will be included to require the applicants to meet all applicable County, State and Federal laws, rules, regulations, and requirements. There are no severe geological or topographical problems for the property that cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The subject property is in an area designated as Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain, on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A condition of approval will be added to require that all development generated runoff will be disposed of on-site and not directed toward any adjacent properties and all earthwork activity, including grading, grubbing, and stockpiling, and the project will conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawai`i County Code. Thus, the proposed change of zone meets this criterion. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located approximately 6,000 feet from the nearest shoreline, is not situated within the Special