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Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii July 13, 2025 Page 4 right-of-way. There are existing, paved driveway accesses to each of the existing dwellings on the property. There was no Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) included with the application as the proposed project does not meet the 50 peak -hour trip threshold to require a TIAR. Although the Department of Public Works (DPW) did not submit formal comments on this application regarding the potential widening of Kehaulani Street, Chapter 23 (Subdivision), of the Hawaii County Code requires a 50-foot right-of-way for minor streets, including Kehaulani Street. As such, a condition of approval will require the landowners or subdividers to show a 5-foot-wide future road widening setback on subdivision plans and to subdivide and dedicate this land area to the County at no cost upon DPW's request. According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), County water is currently servicing the two existing single-family dwellings via 2 existing water meters fronting the subject parcel. DWS indicates that the subdivision plat map will be required to show the existing services with the account or meter number indicated. The preceding will be added as a condition of approval. There is no municipal sewer system servicing the subject area. The two dwellings on the property are currently being serviced by existing, permitted cesspools. Solid waste will be handled through commercial haulers or disposal by the landowner into authorized landfill sites or transfer stations. Since no construction -related activities are associated with the requested action, all solid waste generated is domestic, household trash. Police, fire and medical services are available nearby in Hilo. Electrical and telephone services are available to the site. A condition of approval will require the applicant 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). Additionally, the property has already been improved with two dwellings and no new construction is planned, thus the proposed change of zone meets this criterion.