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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 individual wastewater treatment system be required, the applicant has committed to provide such improvements. The Department of Public Works has recommended that the applicant connect the property up to the County's sewer system. While the applicant wishes to utilize the existing cesspools to accommodate the conversion of the existing dwellings to offices, the County must ensure that its facilities are able to accommodate any General Commercial use that may be permitted on the property. The applicant, through information provided within its application, has not disclosed any long-term plans for the subject property beyond the conversion of the two existing dwellings into offices. We agree that it is reasonable to allow the applicant to continue using individual wastewater treatment systems to accommodate the wastewater needs of the converted dwellings, provided that the requirements of the Department of Health are complied with. To accommodate any future development of the property, conditions of this favorable recommendation will require that further development of the property beyond the office conversions will require the connection of the subject property to the County's sewer system. Electrical service is available to the property from Hawaii Electric Light Co. Inc., and telephone service is available from GTE Hawaiian Tel. Police services are provided by the County of Hawaii from its Kealakehe substation. Fire protection is also provided by the County of Hawaii from its Kailua-Kona station. Emergency medical and paramedical services are also provided by the Hawaii County Fire Department. The nearest available public health facility is the Kona Community Hospital located at Kealakekua. Due to the relatively small size and nature of the proposed development, it is not anticipated that the project will generate increased impacts on area schools and parks. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone X, areas determined to be outside the 500 -year flood plain. Any improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Control. The County of Hawaii Building Code identifies the entire island of Hawaii in Earthquake Zone 4 and contains certain structural requirements to address the relative seismic hazard. Thus, the reclassification does meet with the standard which states that the lands included within the Urban District "... shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects."