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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 8 <br />that a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request would be substantially <br />complaint with the recommendations of the Kona Regional Plan, even though this <br />document was adopted over 16 years ago. While the study area of the Keahole to Kailua <br />Development Plan does not include the project site, planning maps included within the <br />document do suggest that the project site and immediately surrounding area be retained <br />for Urban Expansion uses. The requested change of zone would be consistent with <br />expansion of urban uses suggested by the Keahole to Kailua Development Plan. <br />Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with other land use planning <br />documents for this area of North Kona. <br />Primary access to the project site is provided by Henry Street, a County - <br />maintained roadway maintaining a right-of-way of 80 feet. Henry Street is a 4 -lane, <br />divided roadway with curbs, gutters and sidewalks. As previously mentioned, access to <br />the project site will be provided via an existing 60 -foot wide easement that intersects <br />Henry Street at a break in the median separating the travel lanes. This break in the <br />median will provide for left turns, although there is currently no dedicated left turn <br />storage lane as traffic approaches the access easement. The applicant has stated that they <br />will provide a dedicated left -turn lane should such improvements be required by the <br />County. The Department of Public Works has recommended that access to and from <br />Henry Street shall meet with their approval, including the construction of any required <br />channelization improvements within Henry Street. The Department of Public Works also <br />recommends that the access roadway within the 60 -foot wide access easement located on <br />the adjoining property be constructed to County-dedicable standards, including the <br />provision of curbs, gutters and sidewalks in areas of pedestrian traffic. This favorable <br />recommendation will be conditioned upon the applicant providing these roadway and <br />intersection improvements as may be required by the Department of Public Works. Also <br />recommended is the preparation of a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) as may be <br />recommended by the Department of Public Works, for any increment of development <br />beyond the conversion of the existing single family dwellings into offices. The applicant <br />will be required to provide any improvements that may be recommended by the TIAR <br />and the Department of Public Works. This condition will ensure that traffic generated by <br />commercial use on the subject property will not have a significant adverse impact to <br />traffic along the access easement and Henry Street. <br />Water is available to the subject property via an existing 5/8 -inch water meter <br />located along Henry Street. Should a 1 -inch meter be required by the County, the <br />applicant has committed to provide such improvements to the water system. The <br />applicant concludes that the existing 5/8 -inch water meter is sufficient to support the <br />proposed office use. The Department of Water Supply does not have any comments or <br />objections to the request. <br />