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r <br /> <br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 11 <br /> highway systems in the Puna District, the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue and <br /> Keaau-Pahoa Highway. <br /> All utilities and services are or will be made available to the project site which <br /> are essential to accommodate urban development. The principal access to the proposed <br /> development would be provided from the proposed Keaau By-Pass Road. However, <br /> should the proposed project be developed prior to the completion of the Keaau By-Pass <br /> Road, an interim access would be taken via the Milo Street extension. It should be <br /> pointed out that should the applicant uses the interim access, the applicant must secure <br /> access right from W. H. Shipman, Ltd. over this private road lot (TMK: 1-6-2:98). <br /> According to the applicant, the roadway within the proposed development would be <br /> constructed to County standards with a 60-foot right-of-way and 20-foot pavement. <br /> The Department of Public Works has recommended [hat the roadway fronting the <br /> subject property be improved to 20-foot wide pavement, in coordination with the other <br /> applicants who were granted Special Permit in the area. According to the Department <br /> of Water Supply, water would be available upon the installation of off-site <br /> improvements which, in part, includes extending the existing 12-inch waterline along <br /> Milo Street approximately 500 lineal feet to the subject property. There is no <br /> municipal wastewater treatment facility within the area and therefore, the wastewater <br /> system would be required to meet the approval of the Department of Health. The <br /> applicant stated that a cesspool or a septic system meeting with the requirements of the <br /> Department of Health will be installed by respective lot owners. According to the <br /> Department of Health, a portion of the subject property is located within 1,000 feet of <br /> a drinking water well. Therefore, no cesspool or septic system, except for air aerobic <br /> package treatment system, would be allowed to be installed within [he 1,000-foot radius <br /> of the water well. <br /> The project area has no severe geological or topographical problems which <br /> cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The subject <br /> property is relatively level with a slight grade. According to the Flood Insurance Rate <br /> Map (FIRM), the project area is within Zone X, area determined to be outside the <br /> 500-year flood plain. The project area is also located outside of any tsunami <br /> inundation area. Any new construction or improvements to the project area must <br /> comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. The <br /> subject property was formally cultivated in sugar cane; and therefore, no endangered or <br /> threatened species of floral or fauna nor any archaeological sites are anticipated to be <br /> found on the subject property. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map classifies portions of <br /> the area near the southern and norther boundaries as Prime Agricultural Lands and the <br /> middle portion of the property is not classified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall <br /> Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "C" or Fair. Portion of the <br /> subject property would be available for further diversified agriculture. Therefore, the <br /> change of zone for this area will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from <br /> the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. <br /> Based on the above findings, this request for a Change of Zone from an <br /> Agricultural (A-20a) to a Light Industrial (ML-20) and Family Agricultural (FA-3a) <br /> zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern and further the public <br /> convenience, necessity and general welfare. <br /> <br />