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The Honorable Chairman Holeka Goro Inaba and Members of the County Council. County of Hawai `i February 17, 2025 Page 5 County water is available to the property from an existing 8-inch waterline within the Manono Street and the subject parcel is currently served by a 1-inch service lateral capable of accommodating a 5/8-inch meter, which is limited to an average daily usage of 400 gallons. DWS will determine the appropriate water commitment deposit, prevailing facilities charge, appropriate service lateral and meter size required once the applicants provide estimated maximum daily water usage calculations, including irrigation use, prepared by a licensed engineer. The DWS also requires a reduced pressure type backflow prevention assembly be installed. Finally, according to DWS, the existing fl- inch waterline within Manono Street is looped, and thus is adequate to provide the required 2,000-gallons per minute of flow for fire protection as per DWS standards. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. The subject property is serviced by the County's sewer system with an existing connection to the sewer main located within Manono Street. A condition of approval will require that wastewater disposal for any new development on the property to connect to the County sewer system in compliance with Section 21-5 of Hawaii 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 Hawaii 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 Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There is no designated public access to the mountains or the shoreline that runs through the property. The proposed use will not adversely impact any recreational resources, including access to and along the shoreline, scenic and open space nor visual resources,