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Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii June 20, 2025 Page 4 The Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) identifies the area as "RM-4 (multi -family residential)," which is consistent with the applicant's proposed multi- family development. Based on the preceding, the proposed CG-10 zoning would be consistent with the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the subject property is from Kino`ole Street, a County -owned and maintained minor arterial road with an approximately 42-foot-wide pavement within a 60-foot-wide right-of-way. The roadway in front of the property consists of two travel lanes and a central two-way left - turn lane with no on -street parking available. The parcel's frontage is also improved with curb, gutters, and sidewalks with grass strips (landscaping planter) between the concrete sidewalk and curb. The applicant proposes to construct a 24-foot-wide driveway to accommodate two-way ingress/egress and 40 parking stalls, two of which will be handicapped accessible spaces. Based on the proposed zoning, the Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends that the applicant provide improvements to the property's Kino`ole Street frontage consisting of, but not limited to, updating the landscape planter within the concrete sidewalk by filling it with concrete in conformance with the current County standard, and any required utility relocation, meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The current utility pole should not be impacted by the location of the proposed driveway as stated in HCC Section 22-4.9. These improvements should be at no cost to the County. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding. The proposed development is expected to generate fewer than 50 peak -hour vehicle trips, so a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) is not required. However, since a zoning change does not compel the applicant to proceed with the proposed development, a condition will be added requiring a TIAR if the property is developed with a different permitted land use that exceeds 50 peak -hour trips. County water is available to the property from an existing 8-inch waterline within the Kino`ole Street and the subject parcel is currently serviced by an existing 5/8-inch meter, which is limited to an average daily usage of 400 gallons per day. Conditions of approval will require the applicant to secure and maintain water commitments for the additional 23 units of water and construct and dedicate necessary water system improvements to provide for potable and fire suppression water to the property for the project.