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Heather Kimball, Council. Chair <br />and Members of the County Council <br />County of Hawaii <br />August 09, 2024 <br />Page 5 <br />All utilities and services are available to the property, which are essential to <br />accommodate rural development. Residential agricultural lots in the area proposed for <br />Rural designation will be accessed by Ishihara Farm Road, a private road over an <br />approximately 50-foot-wide combined easement within Lots 11-A-2 and 11-A-3 in favor <br />of the subject property (Lot 11-A-1). The subject property was allowed the ability to <br />utilize non-exclusive access easements over and across Easements "5" and "6" and a non- <br />exclusive utility easement over and across Easement "9", as granted by the Declaration of <br />Easements dated May 11, 2005. <br />According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), water for the proposed <br />project can be made available from an existing 12-inch waterline within Mamalahoa <br />Highway. The existing farm dwellings are serviced by a one -inch water meter and <br />individual residential lot owners of the other proposed lots will be responsible for <br />installation of their own water meters and related infrastructure. <br />The proposed lots will utilize individual wastewater systems meeting with <br />approval by the State Department of Health (DOH). Solid waste will require private <br />disposal at an approved transfer station or landfill. <br />According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency the subject property <br />contains several flood zone designations including Zone "X", "XS", "AO", "AE", and <br />"AEF". Development on the property will be required to comply with the County <br />floodplain code. The property is located over eight (8) miles from the nearest shoreline <br />and thus is not situated within the Special Management Area, the tsunami inundation area <br />or evacuation area. <br />As conditions of approval of the concurrent Change of Zone application, all <br />development -generated runoff will be disposed of on site and not directed toward any <br />adjacent properties. All earthwork activity, including grading and grubbing, will conform <br />to Hawaii County Code for Erosion and Sedimentation Control and Flood Control. <br />Police, fire, and emergency services are available nearby in Waimea, <br />approximately half a mile from the subject property. In sum, all essential utilities and <br />infrastructure are available to the subject property, to support the requested boundary <br />amendment to the Rural district. <br />Finally, the boundary amendment would conform to the following goals, <br />objectives and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii State Plan relating to Socio- <br />cultural advancement - Housing objectives and policies: <br />