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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0218.000 1996-1998 - ~ William G. Davis Managing Director Stephen K. Yamashiro Mayor Henry Cho •~n'br'M~'~ Deputy Managing Director fi~nixtttg u#~ ~ttfurxii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 • (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kualtini Highway, Suite 103 • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808)329-5226 • Fax (808)326-5663 March 13, 1997 ~ 3 ~o ~ JJ n~I z ~ (.7 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman O ~ and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii ~ CO 1. 7 25 Aupuni Street s Hilo, HI 96720 _ Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 96-12) Request: Agricultural to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-28) Request: A-20a to ML-20 and A-3a Applicant: James McCully Tax Mao Kew 1-6-3:5 As required by Chapter 4, Sec. 5-4.3(C), Hawaii County Charter, transmitted herewith for the County Council's consideration and action is the Planning Commission's letter and enclosures regarding the above-referenced applications. Slnce ely, ' Stephen K. Yamashiro Mayor AK: syw LMcCulO1.MAY Enclosures cc: Planning Commission SLU 96-12 &REZ 96-28 Come Aia ~ ~ A l~tef. 'fo:_ r1AR 1 '7 199 3ef, Date MtY Oi• ~.`y l~ Stephen K. Yamashiro Mayor • o' ~ Oi MP ~II1tltfkJ II~ ~2I~1T~iit PLANNING COMMISSION 25 Aupani Stroer, Room 109 • Hilo, n~r~ii %720-4252 (808) %1-8288 Fuc (808) %i-%IS MAR 1 3 1947 Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 96-12) Request: Agricultural to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-28) Request: A-20a to ML-20 and FA-3a Applicant: James McCully Tax Mau Key: 1-6-3:5 The Planning Commission, after a duly held public hearing on February 27, 1997, voted to recommend for your approval the proposed legislative bills to change the State Land Use district for approximately 14.234 acres of land from an Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone for approximately 31.276 acres of land from Agricultural-20 acre (A-20a) to Limited Industrial (ML-20) and Family Agricultural-3 acre (FA-3a). The property is located approximately one mile east of the Keaau Town Center at the end of Milo Street, in the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar Company Mill site at Keaau, Puna, Hawaii. The Commission concurs with the following findings as recommended by the Planning Director: State Land Use Boundary Amendment The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will the reclassification actions be inconsistent with the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the Hawaii State Plan and the County General Plan. According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The project site conforms to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban designated lands surrounding Keaau Town. These urban lands include the existing Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 residential neighborhood along and to the south of Milo Street and along the Old Volcano Road (west of the subject property), which are primarily in residential uses. In July 1994, the State Land Use Commission approved a petition filed by the Office of State Planning for boundary amendment from Agricultural to Urban District for approximately 660 acres of lands surrounding Keaau Village, which are owned by W. H. Shipman, Ltd. The objective of the redesignation was to establish an urban core in Puna District to service the growing population. One of the urban subarea is located immediately southwest of the subject property. The urban classification also conforms to the standard that the development is within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as schools, police and fire protection, transportation systems and water. The project site is located approximately one mile from the urban retail/employment of Keaau Town Center. The Keaau Elementary School is located within 5 minutes of the subject property. The Police, Fire and emergency medical services are also located in Keaau town, one mile from the subject property. Keaau is centrally located at the junction of two major highway systems in the Puna District, the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue and Keaau-Pahoa Highway. The principal access to the proposed development would be provided from the proposed Keaau By-Pass Road. However, should the proposed project be developed prior to the completion of the Keaau By-Pass Road, an interim access would be taken via the Milo Street extension onto the Old Volcano Road and to Highway 11. According to the Department of Water Supply, water would be available upon the installation of water improvements which, in part, includes extending the existing 12-inch waterline along Milo Street approximately 500 lineal feet to the subject property. There is no municipal wastewater treatment facility within the area; and therefore, [he wastewater system would be required to meet the approval of the Department of Health. According to the Department of Health, a portion of the subject property is located within 1,000 feet of a drinking water well. As such, no cesspool or septic system, except for air aerobic package treatment system, would be allowed to be installed within the 1,000-foot radius of the water well. Based on the foregoing, the request conforms with the Land Use Commission Rules which encourages urban developments in close proximity to existing developments and to existing services and facilities. The project area includes lands with no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The subject property is relatively level with a slight grade. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), the project area is within Zone X, area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. The project area is also located outside of any tsunami inundation area. Any new construction or improvements to the project area must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. The subject property was formally cultivated in sugar cane and therefore, no endangered or threatened species of floral or fauna nor any archaeological sites are anticipated to be found on the subject property. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map classifies portions of the area near the southern and norther boundaries as Prime Agricultural Lands and the middle portion of the property is not classified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "C" or Fair. Thus, the reclassification does meet with the standard which states that the lands included within the urban district shall be those with satisfactory topography Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects." The subject property is located one mile from Keaau Town Center and in close proximity to [he residential neighborhoods. Therefore, the lands could be characterized by "city-like" concentrations of people, structures, streets, urban level of services and other related land uses. Surrounding properties consist mainly of formerly cultivated sugar cane lands, the HELCO power plant, vacant lands, small agricultural operations and residences. To the northeast of the subject property is the existing AMFAC Tropical Products tropical fruits packing facility and papaya puree processing facility. East of the subject property is the old Puna Sugar Mill operations site, where the old mill operations office is located and where Hawaii Electric Light Company, Ina (HELLO) presently operates a power plant. Across Milo Street to the south is the site of the proposed Greenhouse Specialists' operation and to the southeast is the existing Pacific Floral Exchange business. Adjacent and to the east of Pacific Floral Exchange is the proposed school site for Hawaii Christian Camping Association. Lands immediately adjacent to and west of the subject property are vacant formerly sugar cane lands. However, lands further west and southwest are primarily in residential uses. From a land use perspective, it is a more feasible alternative to expand urban development within this particular area of Keaau. Furthermore, an Urban classification would complement the existing and future industrial land activities of the surrounding properties. Therefore, the urbanization of the subject property will not contribute toward scattered spot urban development. The reclassification action would also achieve the following goals, objectives and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii State Plan: * A strong, viable economy, characterized by stability, diversity and growth that enables the fulfillment of the needs and expectations of Hawaii's present and future generations. * Increased and diversified employment opportunities to achieve full employment, increased income and job choice, and improved living standards for Hawaii's people. * Expand existing markets and penetrate new markets for Hawaii's products and services. * Stimulate the development and expansion of economic activities which will benefit areas with substantial or expected employment problems. The Urban classification would be consistent with the Economic, Land Use and Industrial goals and policies of the Hawaii County General Plan by creating industrial and agricultural opportunities. The goals, policies, standards and courses of action state the following: Economic Element * Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life. Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 * Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical and social environments of the island of Hawaii. * The County of Hawaii shall strive for diversity and stability in its economic system. * The County shall provide an economic environment which allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's natural and social environment. * The County of Hawaii shall strive for an economic climate which provides its residents an opportunity for choice of occupation. Land Use Element * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. * Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. * The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. Industrial Element * Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Promote and encourage the rehabilitation of industrial areas which are serviced by basic community facilities and utilities. * It shall be the policy of the County to achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. * Through its zoning powers, the County shall locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities, and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of [he industries and the communities. Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent noncompatible uses of land. * The County shall identify sites suitable for future industrial activities Agricultural Element * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands. * Identify, protect and maintain important agriculture lands on the island of Hawaii. * The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among various land uses and the expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic land use pattern for areas within the County. Therefore, changes and requests for amendments to the LUPAG Map must be evaluated against applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The reclassification action also conforms to the LUPAG Map which designates the area for Industrial Area. The Industrial Area designation include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. The urban classification would be a reasonable expansion of industrial activities associated with the existing Industrial designation and the existing industrial uses in the area. Since 1971, the area of the old Puna Sugar Mill has been designated as Industrial Area. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Industrial Area designation was expanded by redesignating lands in the vicinity from Intensive Agricultural and Orchards to Industrial. This area was considered for industrial expansion as a variety of Industrial uses have been established in the vicinity through the Special Permit process. The County had determined that the industrial designation Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 would promote and encourage additional utilization of the area. Also in 1989, it was observed that traffic patterns already indicated tremendous movement across the Puna-South Hilo District boundary. Keaau is in close proximity to the City of Hilo and has an excellent transportation link via the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue. In addition, Keaau provides a natural focal point provided by the highway system that could result in the concentration of additional goods and services at Keaau. To facilitate this growth, during the 1989 review, the lands on the eastern side of the existing Keaau urban area were redesignated from Orchards and Urban Expansion to Low Density Urban. Likewise, the lands to the west and southwest side of Keaau Town were redesignated from Orchards to Urban Expansion. As evident by the County's action during the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, there definitely is a need for additional lands to accommodate present and future industrial activities for the Puna District. This proposed action is to allow an urban development, a planned industrial development. The area under consideration is consistent with the urban form established for this section of the Puna District as depicted on the LUPAG Map. The project site is concurrently being reclassified from an Agricultural (A-20a) to Limited Industrial (ML-20) zoned district in order to allow for the proposed industrial development. As such, the boundary amendment would allow for rezoning of the properties to allow for activities and uses that are permitted within an Urban district. Based on the above findings, [he approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and is supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the County General Plan. Change of Zone In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments [o achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County, but ultimately, on the future development of the whole island. The proposed change of zone request would further the County's goals of providing an economic environment which allows new or existing businesses to expand and diversify the County's economic base and, thereby, also increase the choice of occupations. The proposed request would be consistent with the following goals and policies of the Economic Element. * Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life. * Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical and social environments of the island of Hawaii. Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 7 * The County of Hawaii shall strive for diversity and stability in its economic system. * The County shall provide an economic environment which allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's natural and social environment. * The County of Hawaii shall strive for an economic climate which provides its residents an opportunity for choice of occupation. The applicant's overall objective is to develop a mixture of industrial and agricultural lots to service the needs of the community and region in the Puna District. The applicant is requesting that a 14+-acre portion of the subject property [hat fronts the private section of Milo Street be redesignated from State Land Use Agricultural to Urban. Concurrently, the applicant is requesting this 14+-acre portion be rezoned from A-20a to ML-20 in order to create approximately 14 one-half to one acre sized fee simple lots. The applicant is requesting that the remaining 17±-acre portion be rezoned from A-20a to FA-3a in order to create approximately five 3-acre lots. These proposed lots would be sold at market price. According to the applicant, the subject property could support small-scale agricultural and floricultural ventures as well as any packing and related agricultural functions. The applicant's goal is to begin subdivision construction in early or mid-1997 with sale/occupancy one year thereafter. The proposed change of zone request would be consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan. Land use is one of [he principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. It is also intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall Land Use goals, policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. These state the following: * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. * Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. * The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 8 * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. The proposed request would also complement the following goals and policies of the Industrial Element. * Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Promote and encourage the rehabilitation of industrial areas which are serviced by basic community facilities and utilities. * It shall be the policy of the County to achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. * Through its zoning powers, the County shall locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities, and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of the industries and the communities. * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent noncompatible uses of land. The surrounding properties consist of a mixture of industrial type and agricultural processing uses which were granted Special Permit for such uses. Surrounding properties consist mainly of formerly cultivated sugar cane lands, the HELCO power plant, vacant lands, small agricultural operations and residences. To the northeast of the subject property is the existing AMFAC Tropical Products tropical fruits packing facility and papaya puree processing facility. East of the subject property is the old Puna Sugar Mill operations site, where the old mill operations office is located and where Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELLO) presently operates a power plant. Across Milo Street to the south is the site of the proposed Greenhouse Specialists' operation and to the southeast is the existing Pacific Floral Exchange business. Adjacent and to the east of Pacific Floral Exchange is the proposed school site for Hawaii Christian Camping Association. Lands immediately adjacent to and west of the subject property are vacant formerly sugar cane lands. However, lands further west and southwest are primarily in residential uses. Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 9 The only existing industrial zoned lands in the Puna District are located off Highway 11 at the Shipman Industrial Park, approximately .7 miles from the subject property. The County Council approved the General Industrial (MG-20) zone district effective August 19, 1986, for approximately 488 acres of land for the development of Shipman Industrial Park. A portion of the Shipman Industrial Park has been subdivided in increments between 1987 - 1991. There are presently a total of 88 lots with average lot size ranging from one half acre to 3 acres. According to Real Property Tax records, approximately two-thirds of the lots have been sold in fee. The existing uses in the area include: heavy equipment construction baseyards, building supplies baseyards, paving construction baseyards, distributor warehousing, supermarket warehousing, industrial/manufacturing baseyards and other uses. Allied Aggregates leases one of the larger lots for its existing quarrying operation. For the East Hawaii area, industrial zoned lands and activities are primarily located in the City of Hilo at the Hilo harbor, airport and Kanoelehua Industrial areas. Industrial expansion since 1970 has largely occurred through the expansion and in-filling of these areas. Also, in the General Plan, a Course of Action for industrial development within the Puna District recommends that "The County shall identify sites suitable for future industrial activities." This request would be consistent with the urban form depicted for Puna in that it would add industrial uses serving the Keaau area and its surrounding Puna region in close proximity to other industrial zoned districts and activities. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to Family Agricultural-3 acres (FA-3a) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and standards of the Agricultural Element. * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands. * Identify, protect and maintain important agriculture lands on the island of Hawaii. * The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. The remaining 17±-acre portion of the subject property is proposed to be rezoned from A-20a to FA-3a in order to create approximately five 3-acre lots. This 17± acres portion of the property would remain within the State Land Use Agricultural district. Family Agricultural (FA) is a new zone district, and according to Section 25-5-60, Hawaii County Zoning Code, would allow for "small-scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots." As previously stated, these proposed lots would be sold at market price. In addition, the subject Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 10 property could support small-scale agricultural and floricultural ventures as well as any packing and related agricultural functions. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among various land uses and the expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic land use pattern for areas within the County. Therefore, changes and requests for amendments to the LUPAG Map must be evaluated against applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The reclassification action also conforms to the LUPAG Map which designates the area for Industrial Area. The Industrial Area designation include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. The zoning reclassification would be a reasonable expansion of industrial activities associated with the Industrial designation and the existing industrial ases in the area. Since 1971, the area of the old Puna Sugar Mill has been designated as Industrial Area. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Industrial Area designation was expanded by redesignating lands in the vicinity from Intensive Agricultural and Orchards to Industrial. This area was considered for industrial expansion as a variety of Industrial uses have been established in the vicinity through the Special Permit process. The County had determined that the industrial designation would promote and encourage additional utilization of the area. Also in 1989, it was observed that traffic patterns already indicated tremendous movement across the Puna-South Hilo District boundary. Keaau is in close proximity to the City of Hilo and has an excellent transportation link via the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue. In addition, Keaau provides a natural focal point provided by the highway system that could result in the concentration of additional goods and services at Keaau. To facilitate this growth, during the 1989 review, the lands on the eastern side of the existing Keaau urban area were redesignated from Orchards and Urban Expansion to Low Density Urban. Likewise, the lands to the west and southwest side of Keaau Town were redesignated from Orchards to Urban Expansion. As evident by the County's action during the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, there definitely is a need for additional lands to accommodate present and future industrial activities for the Puna District. An amendment to the State Land Use Boundary Map from an Agricultural to Urban District is being concurrently processed for the proposed industrial development. Upon the adoption of this amendment, the proposed change of zone request will be consistent with the proposed Urban District designation. The project site is situated within close proximity to schools, commercial areas, employment centers and public safety services. The project site is located approximately one mile from the urban retail/employment of Keaau Town Center. The Keaau Elementary School is located within 5 minutes of the subject property. The Police, Fire and emergency medical services are also located in Keaau town, one mile from the subject property. Keaau is centrally located at the junction of two major r Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 11 highway systems in the Puna District, the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue and Keaau-Pahoa Highway. All utilities and services are or will be made available to the project site which are essential to accommodate urban development. The principal access to the proposed development would be provided from the proposed Keaau By-Pass Road. However, should the proposed project be developed prior to the completion of the Keaau By-Pass Road, an interim access would be taken via the Milo Street extension. It should be pointed out that should the applicant uses the interim access, the applicant must secure access right from W. H. Shipman, Ltd. over this private road lot (TMK: 1-6-2:98). According to the applicant, the roadway within the proposed development would be constructed to County standards with a 60-foot right-of-way and 20-foot pavement. The Department of Public Works has recommended [hat the roadway fronting the subject property be improved to 20-foot wide pavement, in coordination with the other applicants who were granted Special Permit in the area. According to the Department of Water Supply, water would be available upon the installation of off-site improvements which, in part, includes extending the existing 12-inch waterline along Milo Street approximately 500 lineal feet to the subject property. There is no municipal wastewater treatment facility within the area and therefore, the wastewater system would be required to meet the approval of the Department of Health. The applicant stated that a cesspool or a septic system meeting with the requirements of the Department of Health will be installed by respective lot owners. According to the Department of Health, a portion of the subject property is located within 1,000 feet of a drinking water well. Therefore, no cesspool or septic system, except for air aerobic package treatment system, would be allowed to be installed within [he 1,000-foot radius of the water well. The project area has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The subject property is relatively level with a slight grade. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), the project area is within Zone X, area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. The project area is also located outside of any tsunami inundation area. Any new construction or improvements to the project area must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. The subject property was formally cultivated in sugar cane; and therefore, no endangered or threatened species of floral or fauna nor any archaeological sites are anticipated to be found on the subject property. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map classifies portions of the area near the southern and norther boundaries as Prime Agricultural Lands and the middle portion of the property is not classified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "C" or Fair. Portion of the subject property would be available for further diversified agriculture. Therefore, the change of zone for this area will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. Based on the above findings, this request for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural (A-20a) to a Light Industrial (ML-20) and Family Agricultural (FA-3a) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern and further the public convenience, necessity and general welfare. f Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 12 For your favorable consideration, amendments to the SLU Boundaries Map, H-66, for the County of Hawaii and Section 25-8-22 (Puna District Zone Map) are transmitted. We are enclosing a copy of the applications and a copy of the staff background for your information. Sincerely, Kevin M. Balog, airman Planning Commission AK: syw LMcCuI02.PC Enclosures cc: Mr. Sidney Fuke Mr. James McCully Department of Water Supply Department of Public Works Kazu Hayashida, Director/DOT-Highways Division, Honolulu State Land Use Commission . BMCCULOIstb-7lLSA6 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT JAMES MCCULLY STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (SLU 96-12) ruerrr_F [)F 7t7NF APPi.iCATION fk2EZ 96-281 JAMES MCCULLY is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to Urban District for approximately 14.234 acres of land and a Change of Zone by changing the district classification from Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to Limited Industrial (ML-20) and Family Agricultural-3 acres (FA-3a), for approximately 31.276 acres of land. The property is located approximately one mile east of the Keaau Town Center at the end of Milo Street in the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar Company Mill site, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-ti-3:05. GFNFRAL INFORMATION 1. Landowner Authorization: The landowner of the subject property is James and Francine McCully: By letter of authorization on file, Francine M. McCully has granted permission for James McCully to apply for the subject applications. 2. Permission to Use Roads: The subject property is bound by private roads along the north and south property boundaries. Permission to use these private roads have been granted by deed from W.H. Shipman, Ltd. (See Exhibit A) APPLIGANT'C REOUF.ST 3. Request: The applicant's request is twofold, whereby he intends to develop a mixture of industrial and agricultural lots to service the needs of the community and region in the Puna District. The applicant is requesting that a 14+-acre portion of the subject property that fronts the private section of Milo Street be redesignated from State Land Use Agricultural to Urban. Concurrently, the applicant is requesting this 14+-acre portion be rezoned from A-20a to ML-20 in order to create approximately 14 one-half to one acre sized fee simple lots. The applicant is requesting that the remaining 17~-acre portion be rezoned from A-20a to FA-3a in order to create approximately Att. C-218 (B-66 & 67; .r t five 3-acre lots. This 17± acre portion of the property would remain within the State Land Use Agricultural district. Family Agricultural (FA) is a new zoned district, and 4' according to Section 25-5-60, Hawaii County Zoning Code, would allow for "small- scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots." These proposed lots would be sold at market price. According to the applicant, the subject property could support small-scale agricultural and floricultural ventures as well as any packing and related agricultural functions. The applicant's goal is to begin subdivision construction in early or mid-1997 with sale/occupancy one year thereafter. (See Exhibit B -Excerpts from Chapter 25, Hawaii County Zoning Code, relating to permitted uses within the ML and FA zoned districts) 4. Plans Submitted: The conceptual subdivision plans indicate the 31+-acre parcel subdivided into approximately 14 one-half to one acre lots with ML-20 zoning at the Milo Street end (south) and five 3-acre lots with FA-3a zoning toward the northern boundary. A proposed 60-foot right-of-way bisects the property in a north-south direction, connecting to both roadway frontages. The plan also reflects the proposed Keaau By-Pass Road right-of-way alignment on the mauka (west) side of the subject property. 5. Traffic: A Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) was prepared by M&E Pacific; Inc. dated September 1996. The report concluded that the proposed development is not anticipated to have an adverse traffic impact on the neighboring roadway system and that the construction of the Keaau By-Pass Road should reduce the traffic impact on existing roadways. 6. Access: Upon completion of the proposed Keaau By-Pass Road, that new road would serve as the principal access to the subject property. The extension of Milo Street would also serve as the "interim" primary access. 7. Additional Information: The applicant has submitted a State Land Use Boundary Amendment and Change of Zone Application for the requests, including letter dated February 11, 1997. (See Exhibit C) _2_ ~ ' STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 8. SLU: Agricultural. 9. State Plan: The proposed Urban District and industrial development would be t consistent with the following goals, objectives and policies for the economy. * A strong, viable economy, characterized by stability, diversity, and growth that enables the fulfillment of the needs and expectations for Hawaii's present and future generations. * Increased and diversified employment opportunities to achieve full employment, increased income and job choice, and improved living standards for Hawaii's people. * Expand existing markets and penetrate new markets for Hawaii's products and services. * Stimulate the development and expansion of economic activities which will benefit areas with substantial or expected employment problems. 10. General Plan: The proposed development would be consistent with the following goals, policies, standards and courses of action of the General Plan. Rronomic Element * Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life. * Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical and social environments of the island of Hawaii. * The County of Hawaii shall strive for diversity and stability in its economic system. * The County shall provide an economic environment which allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's natural and social environment. * The County of Hawaii shall strive for an economic climate which provides its residents an opportunity for choice of occupation. Innd Use Element . * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in -3- keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and } facilities. * Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing of projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. * The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social envirottment. * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. lnfi.ctrial Element * Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Promote and encourage the rehabilitation of industrial areas which are serviced by basic community facilities and utilities. * It shall be the policy of the County to achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. * Through its zoning powers, the County shall locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities, and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of the industries and the cormunities. * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. -4- ` < * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent non compatible uses of land. * The County shall identify sites suitable for future industrial activities ,ggrirultural Element * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands. * Identify, protect and maintain important agriculture lands on the island of Hawaii. * The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. * The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. 11. General Plan LUPAG iv1AP: Industrial Area. Since 1971, the area of the old Puna Sugar Mill has been designated as Industrial Area. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Industrial Area designation was expanded by redesignating lands in the vicinity from Intensive Agricultural and Orchards to Industrial. This area was considered for industrial expansion as a variety of industrial uses have been established in the vicinity through the Special Permit process. The County had determined that the industrial designation would promote and encourage additional utilization of the area. Also, in 1989, it was observed that traffic patterns already indicated tremendous movement across the Puna -South Hilo District boundary. Keaau is inclose proximity to the City of Hilo and has an excellent transportation link via the Volcano Highway-Kanoelehua Avenue. In addition, Keaau provides a natural focal point provided by the highway system that could result in the concentration of additional goods and services at Keaau. To facilitate this growth, also during the 1989 -5- t review, the lands on the eastern side of the existing Keaau urban area were redesignated from Orchards and Urban Expansion to Low Density Urban. Likewise, the lands to the west and southwest side of Keaau Town were redesignated from ~ Orchards to Urban Expansion. Areas further to the east of the subject property are designated Intensive Agricultural and other surrounding areas are Orchards. Lands to the west are designated Low Density Urban. 12. Zoning: Agricultural - 20 acres (A-20a). 13. SMA: The subject property is not situated with the Special Management Area boundary. 14. LUC Docket No. BR93-699 (LUC No. 884): In July 1994, the State Land Use Commission approved a petition filed by the Office of State Planning for a boundary amendment from Agricultural to Urban District for approximately 660 acres of land owned by W.H. Shipman, Ltd. The newly designated Urban lands, located within the vicinity of the subject property, would accommodate W.H. Shipman's master plan for Keaau. (See Exhibit D) nFC('RiPTiON OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS 15. Subject Property: The subject property is approximately 31.276 acres in size and is vacant and overgrown with California, Guinea grass and~ugar cane. The site is rectangular shaped and relatively level with a slight grade to the east. Several paved and gravel cane haul roads traverse the subject property, but are not roadways of record. (See Exhibit E) 16. ALISH: Portions of the subject property are classified as "Prime Agricultural Lands" and portions are "Not classified". 17. FIRM: Zone "X" or outside the 500-year flood plain. 18. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Olaa Silty Clay Loam (OaC), which consists of dark brown extremely stony silty clay loam about 16 inches thick with adark-brown subsoil that is extremely stony silty clay loam about 9 inches thick and underlain by Aa lava. This soil has a medium acid surface layer and a slightly acid subsoil. Permeability is rapid, -6- runoff is slow and the erosion hazard is slight. This soil is mainly used for sugarcane. 19. Land Study Bureau Soil Rating: "C" or Fair 20. Drainage: Standard drainage improvements would be developed in accordance with requirements of the Department of Public Works. 21. Floral/Faunal and Archaeological Resources: Although no floral and faunal surveys were conducted, the site had been cleared and previously planted in sugar cane. Due to the quasi-urban setting of the subject and immediate area, impacts to endangered faunal species should be negligible. Similarly, it is highly unlikely that any archaeological remains would be present on the site. 22. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: Properties immediately surrounding the subject parcel are similarly zoned A-20a. Surrounding properties consist mainly of formerly cultivated sugar cane lands, the Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc.(HELCO) power plant, vacant lands, small agricultural operations and residences. To the northeast of the subject property is the existing AMFAC Tropical Products tropical fruit packing and papaya puree_processing facilities. East of the subject property is the old Puna Sugar Mill operations site; where the old mill operations office is located and where HELCO presently operates a power plant. Across Milo Street to the south is the site of the proposed Greenhouse Specialists' operation and to the southeast is the existing Pacific Floral Exchange business. Adjacent and to the east of Pacific Floral Exchange is the proposed school site for Hawaii Christian Camping Association. Lands immediately adjacent to and west of the subject property are vacant formerly sugar cane lands. Lands to the southwest of the subject property on Milo Street, along the first 1,800± section of Milo Street, are lots approximately 13,000 square feet in size which are zoned RS-10. Existing uses along Milo Street are mainly single-family residential in nature. A few RS-15 zoned properties are also located in the area. Along the intersection of Milo Street and the old Volcano Road are properties zoned CV-10. A Service Station was recently constructed at the corner of this intersection. ' Approximately 800 feet to the south at the Keaau-Pahoa/Old Volcano Road intersection c is the Keaau Town Center. 23. Special Permits in the Area: The following Special Permits were issued in the area: A. Special Permit No. 686 was granted to HELCO in November 1988, on # TMK: 1-6-03:93 (previously portion of OS) to the north of subject property, to continue to operate an electric power plan[ that was previously operated by Puna Sugar Company. B. Special Permit No. 671 was granted to the Hawaii Anthurium Growers Cooperative in August 1988, on TMK: 1-6-03:21 (to the east), to establish a processing and a packing facility for anthuriums and other flowers. C. Special Permit No. 707 was granted to AMFAC Tropical Products in June 1989, on TMK: 1-6-03:18 & 23 (further east of the flower processing), to establish a fruit packing and processing plant. D. Special Permit No. 418 was granted to AMFAC Tropical Products in March 1979 and expanded in June 1989, on TMK: 1-6-03:portions of 5 and 73 (northeast of the subject), to establish tropical fruit packing and papaya puree processing facilities. Note: Special Permits No. 671, 707 and 418, which involve processing agricultural products grown off site, are now permitted uses. E. Special Permit No. 925 was granted to the Hawaii Christian Camping Association, Inc. in February 1996, on TMK: 1-6-03:17, to establish a church, school and related improvements. F. Special Permit No. 931 was granted to Greenhouse Specialists, Inc. in February 1996, on TMK: 1-6-03:20, to establish a greenhouse and nursery supply outlet. 24. Existing Industrial Zoned Lands: The only existing industrial zoned lands in the Puna District are located off Highway 11 at the Shipman Industrial Park, approximately .7 miles from the subject property. The County Council approved the General Industrial (MG-20) zone district effective August 19, 1986, for approximately 488. acres of land for the development of Shipman Industrial Park. A portion of the Shipman Industrial Park has been subdivided in increments between 1987 - 1991. There are presently a total of 88 lots with average lot size ranging from one half acre to -e- 3 acres. According to Real Property Tax records, approximately two-thirds of the lots have been sold in fee. The existing uses in the area include: heavy equipment construction baseyards, building supplies baseyard, paving construction baseyards, distributor warehousing, supermarket warehousing, industrial/manufacturing baseyards and other uses. Allied Aggregates leases one of the larger lots for its existing quarrying operation. For the Eas[ Hawaii area, industrial zoned lands and activities are primarily located in the City of Hilo at the Hilo harbor, airport and Kanoelehua Industrial areas. Industrial expansion since 1970 has largely occurred through the expansion and in-filling of these areas. Pi1i3LIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES 25. Access: Legal access to the subject property is from the Old Volcano Road, a County maintained road, which has a 50-foot right-of-way with a 20-foot wide pavement. Milo Street, also a County maintained road, intersects the Old Volcano Road and has an existing 18-foot wide pavement with 4-foot wide rolled asphaltic-concrete curb sidewalks along the southern side (Volcano). The County-owned portion of Milo Street extends in the easterly direction approximately 1,800 feet from the Old Volcano Road to a private road lot (TMK: 1-6-2:98) owned by W. H. Shipman, Ltd. Milo Street then extends further to the east from TMK: 1-6-2:98, along the frontage of the subject property and running past the subject property. This portion of Milo Street extension is also privately owned by W.H. Shipman, Ltd. It is paved to a width of approximately 28 feet up to TMK: 1-6-03:21 (a parcel southeast of the subject property). The condition of the road pavement is poor with patched potholes. As previously noted, the small portion of the roadway (TMK: 1-6-2:98) between the County and the private portion of Milo Street is owned by W. H. Shipman, Ltd. The applicant presently does not have easement rights over this roadway lot. The subject property does have access rights via several private gravel roadway lots (old railroad alignment) that is accessed from the Old Volcano Road. One of the gravel roadway • ?ots fronts [he northern property boundary and curves around to the Milo Street side of -9- ` ~ r the property. These roadway lots are also privately-owned by W.H. Shipman, L[d. and previously used as cane haul roads for Puna Sugar Company. The applicant has easement rights over these roadway lots for access to the subject parcel. It should be noted that the small portion of the roadway (TMK: 1-6-2:98) will be eventually conveyed to the State as part of the Keaau By-Pass Road project. The applicant proposes to use the new Keaau By-Pass Road as their principal access which is proposed to run alongside the subject's southwest property boundary. (See Exhibit F - Map showing access from Easement 1 and area where no access is allowed) 26. Water: Water is available to the subject site from an existing 12-inch waterline along Milo Street approximately 500 feet from the property. According to the Department of Water Supply, the required water commitment deposit is $15,300.00. 27. Wastewater: There is no municipal wastewater system in the area. A cesspool or a septic system meeting with the requirements of the Department of Health will be installed by respective lot owners. According to the Department of Health, a portion of the subject property is located within 1,000 feet of a drinking water well. Therefore, no cesspool or septic system, except for air aerobic package treatment system, would be allowed to be installed within the 1,000-foot radius of the water well. 28. Other Utilities/Services: Electricity and telephone are available to the subject property. Police, fire protection and emergency medical services are located in the village of Keaau, less than one mile from the subject property. AGEN('IE4' COMMENTS 29. Police Department (November 14, 1996 Memo): "We have reviewed the above applications and have no comments or objections to offer at this time." 30. Fire Department: (See Exhibit G -November 13, 1996 Memo and Applicant's Response Letter dated November 22, 1996) 31. Department of Public Works: (See Exhibit H -December 4, 1996 Memo and Applicant's Response dated December 17, 1997) -10- ` ~ r 32. Department of Water Supply: (See Exhibit I -December 18, 1996 Nfemo) 33. State Land Use Commission: (See Exhibit J -November 15,.1996 Letter) 34. Department of Health: (See Exhibit K -November 20, 1996 Memo and Applicant's Response dated December 2, 1996) AGFNCIES - NO RESPONSE 35. Real Property Tax Office, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Naturat Resources Conservation Service, Department of Transportation. ('OMM TNITY COMMENTS 36. No letters were received from the community. -11- J TFCOR TITIc INSURANCE 12 0601 070 57247 Policy of Title Insurance Hawa11 Standard SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIONS FROM 2. Any defect in or lien or encumbrance on the Owner's Policy COVERAGE, THE EXCEPTIONS FROM title; (1991) COVERAGE CONTAINED IN SCHEDULE B AND THE CONDITIONS AND STIPULA- 3. Unmarketability of the title; TIONS, TICOR TITLE INSURANCE COM- 4. Lack of a right of access to and from the PANY, a California corporation, herein called land. the Company, insures, as of Date of Policy shown in Schedule A, against loss or damage, The Company will also pay the costs, attor- not exceeding the Amount of Insurance stated Heys' fees and expenses incurred in defense in Schedule A, sustained or incurred by the in- of the title, as insured, but only to the extent sured by reason of: provided in the Conditions and Stipulations. 1. Title to the estate or interest described in This policy shall not be valid or binding until Schedule A being vested other than as countersigned below by an authorized signa- stated therein; tory of the Company. TICOR TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY Countersigned at Honolulu, ~ ~ ,/,/"J Hawaii, by Title Guaranty 8Y 7:. ~ _ Preside of Hawaii, Incorporated < :3 General Agent Anest ~ = / P.O. Box 3084 ~ . Secrete Honolulu, Hawaii 96802 ~ Exhibit A Authorized Sign Cory' J~JJJJJJJJ~IJJJJ~I~JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ~J HAWAII STANDARD OWNER'S POLICY (1991) • ~ F SCHEDULE A Premium: $1,025.00 Amount of Insurance: $300,000.00 Date of Policy: July 8, 1996 at 10:30 o'clock a.m. Policy No.: T70-057247 TG File No.: 324451 Hawaii Standard Owner's Policy (1991) 1. Insured JAMES WM. MCCULLY and FRANCZNE MORALES MCCULLY, husband and wife, as Tenants by the Entirety, as Fee Owner 2. Title to the estate, lien or interest insured by this policy is vested in THE NAMED INSURED 3. Estate, lien or interest insured FEE SIMPLE 4. Description of the real estate with respect to which this policy is issued See Schedule C. 324451 MAL TITLE CrUARANTY OF HAWAII Page 1 ~NCpf .rUTfD 'T70-057247 SCHEDULE B All matters set forth in the paragraphs below the caption "Exclusions from Coverage" on the inside cover of this Policy and the following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this Policy and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorney's fees or expenses which arise by reason thereof. Part I 1. Real Property Taxes for .the Fiscal Year July 1, 1996 - June 30, 1997. First Installment payable on or before August 20, 1996. Second -Installment payable on or before February 20, 1997. Tax Key: 1-6-003-005 (3) Area Assessed: 31.276 acres 2. The terms and provisions, including the failure to comply with any covenants, conditions and reservztions, contained in the following, but omitting any covenar_= oz restriction based on race, color, religion, sex, hand_=ap, familial status or national origin, unless and onlc to the extent that said covenant (i) is exempt under Chz~ter 42, Section 3607 of the IInited States Code or (ii) relates to handicap but does not discriminate against handicapped persons: INSTRUMENT DEED DATED May 20, 1938 . FZLED Land Court Document No. 43700 Release Of Deed Restriction With Covenants dated June 20, 1996, filed as Land Court Document No. 2321205. 324451 MAL TITLE GUARANTY OF HAWAII Page z INCn""'Q aTEO XOh. ' wWAll SCHEDULE B CONTINUED 3. GRANT TO GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED DATED December 6, 1976 FILED Land Court Document No. 794221 GRANTING a perpetual right and easement to build, construct, reconstruct, rebuild, repair, maintain and operate wire lines, etc., for the transmission and distribution of electricity 4. AFFIDAVIT OF BERT L. HATTON (acknowledged January 11, 1985) recorded in Liber 18391 at Page 54; re: notice of potential roll-back tax liability pursuant to approval to change use of dedicated land. (Not noted on Transfer Certificate of Title referred to herein) 5. Encroachments or any other facts which a correct boundary and improvement survey or archaeological study would disclose, including, without limitation, trails, rights of way, historic property and burial sites. 6. GRANT TO $AWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT CCKPANY, INC. DATED August 5, 1988 FILED Land Court Document No. 1815850 GRANTING a perpetual right and easement to construct, rebuild, reconstruct, maintain, operate and repair, pole and wire lines, etc., for the transmission and distribution of electricity 32445: MAL TITLE (xUARAN'T"' OF HAWAII Page 3 INI. SCHEDULE B CONTINUED 7. GRANT TO HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. and GTE HAWAIIAN TELEPHONE COMPANY INCORPORATED DATED March 2, 1994 FILED Land Court Document No. 2128147 RECORDED Document No. 94-044972 GRANTING a perpetual right and easement to construct, rebuild, maintain, operate and repair pole and wire lines, etc., for the transmission and distribution of electricity 8. GRANT TO HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. DATED February 7, 1996 FILED Land Court Document No. 2290426 GRANTING a perpetual right and easement to construct, reconstruct, rebuild, maintain, operate and repair pole and wire lines, etc., for the transmission and distribution of electricity 9. Any unrecorded leases and matters arising from or affecting the same. 324451 MAL TITLE GUARANTY OF HAWAII Page 4 INCOMgMTEG NflMNlLL11 tlAWMI _ ~ T70-057247 SCHEDULE C The land referred to in this policy is described as follows: All of that certain parcel of land situate at Keeau, District of Puna, Island and County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, described as follows: LOT 27, area 31.276 acres, more or less, as shown on Map 6, filed in the Office of the Assistant Registrar of the Land Court of the State of Hawaii with Land Court Application No. 1053 (amended) of W. H. Shipman, Limited; Together with a perpetual easement of way in, over and under Lots 26, 30, 32 and 34, and a portion of Keeau Road designated as Easement "1" which crosses Lot 23; and that portion of Keeau Road abutting the northern boundaries of Lots 27, 34 and 33, as shown on Map 6 of said Application; Being land(s) described in Transfer Certificate of Title No. 477,583 issued to JAMES WM. MCCULLY and FRANCINE MORALES MCCULLY, husband and wife, as Tenants by the Entirety. HEING TH. PREMISES ACQUIRED BY LIMITED WARRANTY DEED GRANTOR PUMA SUGAR COMPANY, LIMITED, a Hawaii corporation GRANTEE JAMES WM. MCCULLY and FRANCINE MORALES MCCULLY, husband and wife, as Tenants by the Entirety DATED July 2, 1996 FILED Land Court Document No. 2321204 324451 MAL TITLE GUARANTY OF HAWAII Page 5 INCONPORATlO Division 14. ML, Limited.Industrial Districts Section 25-5-140. Purpose and applicability. The ML (limited industrial) district applies to areas for business and industrial uses which are generally in support of but not ' ~a necessarily compatible with those permissible activities and uses in other commercial districts. Section 25-5-141. Designation of ML districts. Each ML (Iimited industrial) district shall be designated by the symbol "ML" followed by a number which indicates the minimum land area, in thousands of square feet, required for each building site. Section ZS-5-142. Permitted uses. (a) The following uses shall be permitted in the ML district: (1) Agricultural products processing, minor. (2) Airfields, heliports and private landing strips. (3) Animal hospitals. (4) Animal quarantine stations. (5) Aquaculture activities. (6) Automobile and truck storage facilities. (7) Automobile and truck sales and rentals. (8) Automobile service stations. (9) Bakeries. . (10) Bars. (11) Broadcasting stations. (12) Car washing. (13) Carpentry, hardwood produce and furniture manufacturing and storage establishments. (14) Catering establishments. , (15) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article I of this code. (16) Churches, temples and synagogues. (17) Cleaning and dyeing plane. (18) Corrtmercial parking lots and garages. (19) Community buildings, as permitted under section 25-4-11. Exhibit B 120 (20) Con '.ors' yards for equipment, materia vehicle storage, repair, or maintenance. ; (21) Day caze center. - - (22) Financial institutions. (23) Food manufacturing and processing facilities. (24) Greenhouses, plant nurseries. (25) Heavy equipment sales, service and rental. (26) Home improvement centers. (27) Junk yazds, provided that the building site is not less than one acre in azea. (28) Laboratories, medical and research. (29) Laundries. (30) Lumber yazds and building material yards, but not including concrete or asphalt mixing and the fabrication by riveting or welding of steeI~uilding frames. (31) Manufacturing, processing and packaging establishments, light. (32) Motion picture and television production studios. (33) Photographic processing. (34) Plumbing, electrical, air conditioning and heating establishments. (35) Public uses and structures, as pcrmitted under section 25•~-i 1. (36) Publishing plants for newspapers, books and magaanes, printing shops, cartographing, and duplicating processes such as blueprinting or photostating shops. (37) Recycling centers, which do not involve the processing of recyclable materials. (38) Repair establishments, minor. • (39) Restaurants. (40) Self storage facilities. (41) Storage and sale of seed, feed, fertilizer and other products essential to agricultural production. (42) Teiecommunicationanrennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. (43) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (44) Transportation and tour terminals. 121 (45) Truck, fi .t and draying terminals. (46) Utility facilities, public and private, including offices or yards for equipment, material, vehicle storage, repair or maintenance. . (47) Utility substations, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (48) Veterinary establishments. (49) Vocational schools. (50) Warehousing, which does not include retail sales or discount houses or establishments open to the general public or defined members. (51) Wholesaling and distribution, including the storage of incidental materials and equipment, except for highly flammable or explosive products. (b) In addition to those uses permitted under subsection (a) above, the following uses may be permitted in the ML district, provided that a use permit is issued for each use: (I) Crematoriums. ' (2) Major outdoor amusement and recreation facilities. (3) Yacht harbors and boating facilities. (c) The following uses may be permitted in the ML district as incidental and subordinate to any permitted use: Living quarters for watchmen or custodians in connection with the operation of any permitted use. (2) Retail sales. (3) Services for persons working in a ML district which are conducted within an integral part of a main structure with entrances from the interior of the building and which have no display or advertising visible from the street. (d) Buildings and uses normally considered directly accessory to the uses permitted in • this section shall also be permitted in the ML district. Section 25-5-143. Height Limit. The height limit in the ML district shall be forty-five feet. Section 25-5-144. Minimum building site area. The minimum building site area in the ML district shall be ten thousand square feet. 122 (b) Plan approves. _.iail be required prior to the constru~..on or installation of any ne~v structure or development, or of any addition to an existing structure or development which is used for minor agricultural products processing. . (c) An ohana dwelling may be located on any building site in the RA district, as permitted under article 6, division 3 of this chapter. (d) Exceptions to the regulations for the RA district regazding heighu, building site azeas, building site average widths and yards, may be approved by the director within a planned unit development pursuant to article 6, division 1 of this chapter. Division 6. FA, Family Agricultural Districts. Section 25-5-60. Purpose and applicability. The FA (Family Agricultural) district provides for a blend of small-scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities and which may be characterized by farm states, small acreage farms, or subsistence lou. The FA district is intended to be in areas designated as being within the state land use agricultural district, where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density residential needs of a rural community and where substantial number of parcels are less than five acres in size, and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be detrimental to existing agricultural uses in the surrounding area In addition, this district is intended to be primarily comprised of agricultural lands less than five acres in azea,which are not classified as A or $ lands under the land study bureau's master productivity rating, or classified as prime, tmique, or other important agricultural lands. Provided, that this district may include lands so classified if the lands are situated within an urban expansion or other urban designation under the general plan land use pattern allocation guide (LUPAG) map. Section 25-5-61. Designation of FA districts. Each FA (family agricultural) district shall be designated on the zoning map by the symbol "FA" followed by a number and the lower case letter "a" which indicates the tzquired number of acres for each building site. For example, FA-la means a family agricultural district with a minimum building site area of one acre. 89 • Section ZS-5-62. Permitted uses. (a) The following uses shall be permitted in FA districts: (1) Agricultural products processing, minor, provided that the area or buildings .a used for such processing, shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any street. (2) Animal hospitals. (3) Aquaculture. (4) Botanical gazdens, nurseries and green houses, seed fanrts, plant experimental stations, azboretums, floriculture, and similar uses dealing with the growing of plants. (5) Campgrounds, pazks, playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, and other similar open area recreational facilities, where none of the mreational features are entirely enclosed in a building. (6) Crop production. (7) Cemeteries and mausoleums, as permitted under chapter 6, article 1 of this code. (8) Dwelling, single-family, as permitted under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes and as permitted under section 25-5-67(b). (9) Farm dwellings, as permitted under section 25-5-67(b) and (c). (10) Game and fish propagation. (11) Group living facilities. (12) Kennels. j13) Livestock, grazing; provided that any feed or water area, salt lick, corral, run, bazn, shed, stable, house, hutch, or other enclostur for the keeping of any permitted animals shall be located at least seventy-five feet from any lot line. (14) Public uses and structures, necessary for agricultural practices. (15) Retention, restoration, rehabilitation, or improvement of buildings or sites of historic or scenic interest. j16) Riding academies, and rental or boarding stables. • (17) Roadside stands for the sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. (18) Telecommunications antennas, as permitted under section 25-4-12. 90 (19) Utili. ibstations, as permitted under sea. LS-4-11. (20) Vehicle and equipment storage areas that are directly accessory to aquaculture, crop production, game and fish propagation, and livestock grazing. - _ (21) Veterinary establishments. L (b) The following use may be permitted in the FA district, provided that a use permit is issued for each use: (1) Golf courses and related golf course uses, including golf driving ranges, golf maintenance buildings and golf club houses. (c) The following uses may be permitted in the FA district, provided that a special permit is obtained for such use if the building site is located within the state land use agricultural district: (1) Adult day care homes. (2) Bed and breakfast establishments, as permitted under section 25-4-7. (3) Community buildings, as permitted under section 25-4-11. (4) Family child care homes. (5) Home occupations, as permitted under section 25-4-13. Meeting facilities. ('n Model homes, as permitted under section 25-4-8. (8) Public uses and structures, other than those necessary for agricultural practices, as provided under section 25~-11. (9) Temporary real estate offices, as permitted under section 25-8. (10) Uses, other than those specifically listed in this section, which meet the standards for a special peunit under chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (d) The following uses may be permitted in the FA district, provided that either a use permit is issued for each use if the building site is outside of the state land use agricultural ' district or a special permit is issued for each use if the building site is within the state land use agricultural district: (1) Churches, temples and synagogues. (2) Day care centers. (3) Hospitals, sanitariums, old age, convalescent, nursing and rest homes. 91 (4) Major out~.,or amusement and recreation facilities, includes stadiums, sports an-nos, and other similaz open air recreational uses.• (5) Mortuaries. (6) Schools. (e) Briildings and uses accessory to the uses permitted in this section shall also be permitted in the FA district. • .Section 25-5-63. Height limits. 'Ilre height limit in FA districts shall be thirty-five feet for any residrntial structure, including any single-family dwelling or farm dwelling, and forty- five feet for all other structures. Section ZS-5-64. Minimum building site area. ire minimum building site area in the FA district shall be one acre. Other FA districts having larger areas may be designated in incremrnts of one acre up to a recommended maximum of five acres. Section 25-5-65. Minimum building site average width. Each building site in the FA district must have a minimum average width of one honored twenty feet for the initial one acre of required area plus twenty feet for each additional acre of required area; provided that no building -site shall be required to have an average width greater than three hundred feet. Section 25-5-66. Minimum yards. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum yards in the FA district shall be thirty feet for front and rear yards and twenty feet for side yards. (b) In the FA district, accessory buildings and enclosures (other than fences under eight feet high) for the shelter and co~nement of any livestock shall be at least thirty feet from the side and rear property lines. (c) Appropriate additional setbacks from adjacent residential zoned lands may be required by the director for those facilities and uses which may include more frequently used machinery and equipment in order to minimize potential lighting, odor, vector and air and water quality impacts. Section 25-5-67. Other regulations. (a) If any legal building site in an FA district has an area of less than one acre, then the • vazd and height requirements for the building site shall be the same as the yazd and height requirements in the 12A district. 92 . SidneyFuke&As~ociates 100 Pauahi Street, Suite 272 ~ Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Consulting Land Use Planners Telephone: (8081969-7522 ~ Fax: (8081969-7996 February 11, 1997 :9~ Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director Planning"Department n 4 COUNTY OF HAWAII • 25 Aupuni Street ~ , . -o Hilo, Hawaii 96720 .<<_ r" Dear Ms. Goldstein: = ~ y • ~ SUBJECT: Rezoning Request -James McCully, TMK: 1-6-3:5 / This is to confirm my conversation with Alice Kawaha of your staff regarding the subject matter. The applicant understands that as a result of the recently adopted Zoning Code, the minimum lot size within the Agricultural zone is 5 acres. As such, the applicant has no objections and hereby requests that the requested A-3a portion of the application be amended to the FA-3a district. The applicant further believes that in spite of the revised designation, the basic intent of the overall project will not be altered. Thank you for bringing this to our attention; and if you have further questions on this matter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, SIDNEY M. FUKE . Planning Consultant cc Mr. James McCully`? ~ 41396 Exhibit C COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICATION FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (15 ACRES OR LESS) APPLICANT: James McCully 1' l~~ APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE: v ( MAILING ADDRESS: P.0. Box 35 ~ Hakalau, Hawaii 96710 TELEPHONE: (BUS) 963-6233 (HOB) same LANDOWNER: James McCully LANDOWNER'S SIGNATURE: TAX MAP KEY: 1-6-03: 5 LAND AREA: 14.3+ acres CURRENT STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Agriculture REQUESTED STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Urban THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: A. Non-refundable filing and processing fee of two hundred dollars. B. Original and fifteen copies of: 1. Application form. 2. Location map. 3. Preliminary site plan, drawn to scale, with all existing and proposed structures and improvements shown thereon. 4. Reasons for the requested change and written description of the property and proposed development, including but not limited to: a. The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards, and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing ordinances, plans and documents; and b. The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable district standards. C. A minimum 2-foot by 3-foot presentation map requested under B.3, above. _ 0400q - PD 2/26/87 APPLICATION ?OR CHANGE OF ZONE COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT I Ja McCully AooLICANT: ~ f I APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE: DATE: ADDRESS: P 0. Box 355 i Hak lau, HI 96710 f j LIST APPLICANT'S INT°_REST IF NOT OWNER LIST PRINCIPAL(S) INCL"JDING NA.'~ES OF :MAIN OFFIC.^RS , i' mE:.cpuONE-3USZNESS: 963-6233 RESIDENCE: same i REQUEST:Agriculture (A-20a) Tp Light Industrial (ML-20) and A-3a (Existing Zoning) (proposes zoning) TAX MAP KEY: 1-6-03: 5 ' AREA OF PROPERTY OR AFFECT°D AREA(S) TO BE REZONED: 31+ acres LANDOWNER(S): Ames McCully ~ • \ / OWNER'S SIGNATURE ~ DAT°: (May be by letter) AGENT: Sidne Fuke ' i ADDRESS: 100 Pauahi Street Suite 212 Hilo HI 96720 TELEPHONE-BUSINESS: 969-1522 RESIDENCE: same Please indicate to whom original correspondence and copies should be sent. ORIGINAL Sidney Fuke COPIES James McCully (See Instructions in Bac4) ATTACWdENT Commercial, RM, Resort, & Industrial I~ PLANNING DEPARTh£NT ~ COUNTY OF HAWAII PPPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE 1. If your request is approved, do you intend to suodivice ~ the subject land in accordance with the approved change of zone? yes If please answer the rest of question 1 and then to question 3. a. How many acres of the requested area do you intend to subdivide? 14+ acres b. Into what lot sizes? 1/2 to 1 acre c. If your request is approved, approximately how long after the date of approval do you expect to submit your subdivision plans to the Planning Department immediately for preliminary approval? If you intend to subdivide, please submit a preliminary schematic subdivision plan together with your change or" zone application form. 2. IP you nave no firm plans of subdividing the subject azea, , do you intend tb: a. Sell or lease the land to someone who has firm plans? b. Sell or lease the land to someone wno has tentative plans? c. Sell or lease the land to someone who has no plans? d. Keep it? e. Other (please state) f. If you intend to do either a, b, or c, please elaoorate on the kind of plans the other party has. Please, also, include in your answer approximately how soon after approval of your rezoning do you expect to transfer the subject land to another party. ' 3. what specific building plans do you have for the subject land? Include in your answer the following: type of building (apartment, office, launderette, etc.); financing arrangement; timetable for construction; and any other information wnich you feel might help us in evaluating your request. The project is intended to, provide industrially-zoned, fee simple lots proximate to Keaau Town. No buildings are being planned by the applicant over any of the proposed lots. j 4. Have you performed any study whicn would demonstrate a need for your proposed building and/or development? no If so, please elaborate on your findings in the space provided below. _2_ 5. Have you performed any study which discusses the environmental impacts your request would nave on the surrounding area and/or the County? yes If so, please elaborate on .your findings in the space provided oelow. Please refer to planning report in application. 6. Fire there any buildings on the subject area? RO If so, what kind? what do you intend to do with those buildings if your request is approved? 7. Is the subject land currently being used for any no agricultural activitity? If so, please list the kinds of products grown and on how many square feet or acres of land per product. _3_ 8. To your knowledge, has there been any flooding and/or no drainage problem on the subject area? If so, please describe the problem. 9. Do you think that the roads leading to the subject area yes i needs improvement? If so, what kind? The extension of Milo Street needs to be improved. This will be done in conjunction with other proposed developments in the area. Once the Keaau By-Pass is constructed, however, direct access onto this Highway, via Milo Street will be possible, thus reducing any anticipated burden along the mauka portion of Milo Street. Is the road adequate for the proposed traffic volume or load? yes 10. What sort of governmental assistance and/or improvements do you feel will be needed in the subject area when developed? ves No a. Schools x x b. Roads x c. Sewer x d. Drainage • x e. Police Protection -x-- f. Fire Protection g. Recreational Facilities x h. Public Utilities x i. Other x Far those checked ~~yes,~~ please elaborate what type or kinds of improvements and/or assistance are needed. 11. Have you performed any historic sites study and/or survey of the subject area? If so, what were the results? Please, also, submit a copy of the study together with this change of zone supplement. Please refer to Planning Report in application. Signature: `^-l'~r Address: P.~ Box 355 Hakalau, H 96710 Telephone: 963-6233 Date: -5- 6338A/50A P.O. 5/84 r. .~.gricuicural rezoning PLa.Wi IYG DEP~2T:~?FT COUNTY OF HAWAII APPLICATION FOR CrLoyGE OF ZO,IE 1. If your reauesc is approved, do you intend co subdivide the subiecc Land in accordance with the approved change of =one? ~ yes IE ves, ?lease answer the rest of question 1 and then co question 3. a. How aany acres of the requested area do you intend co subdivide? 17+ acres b. Into what Loc sizes? 3 acres c. If your request is approved, approximately how long air=_r the data of aoproval do you expect co submit your subdivision plans immediately to the Planning Department For preliminary aoproval? d. Do you intend co build 'Houses an the nearly created lots? no ves, please answer the Following questions: On how aany of those Locs? At c:hac approximate price range? House LOL Toca1 Approximately how Long, after aoproval of the subdivision, would the first house be available Eor occupancy? Lf you intend co subdivide, please submit a preliminary schematic . subdivision plan together with your change of zone application f o r;n. 2. If you have no Eirm plans of subdividing the subject area; do you intend to: a. Se11 or lease the land co someone who has Eirm plans? b. Se11 or Lease the land co someone who has tentative plans? - c. Sell or lease the Land co someone who has no plans? d. Keep it?~ e. Other (please state) P.D. 2 5/84 E. If you intend co do Cher a, b, c; please el_bora ~n the ''.<ind of plans Che ocher Darcy has. Please, also, include in your answer approximately how soon aster approval of your rezoning do you expect co transfer the subject Land co another party. 3. Do you think chat your request and ycur further plans Eor the Land will alleviate the Loczi housing situation? yes How? $y pnaviding additional lots - which can be used also as a farm dwelling - the project should increase the opportunity for home building. :ire there any buildings on the subject area?. no If so, c+hac kind? (lhac do you intend ca do with those buildings if ;rour reeuesc is approved? 5. Is the subject land currently being used for any agricultural activity? no IF so, please list the 'finds of products grown and on how many square Feec or acres of land per product. o. was your request co allow for the creation of smaller agricultural lots? yes If so, did your plan include the Following considerations? yes a. Commodity co be produced? What kinds oE.commodity? floricultural activities b. Suitablility of the proposed Loc-size Eor chat commodity? yes c. Sufficient farm size to allow reasonable chance of success in commercial agriculture? More for back-yard or supportive agricultural uses. d. dgricultural 123ses or other =ores at assurance that potential Duvets Or 123525 +Ot11d DuC the ;uDjeCt area +_..^.CO ;ORe :Or+ OL 3~ricultural U52? RO ?lease state the ?rooosec t~~pe o~ arr_Rg=_..^..enc. ?lease submit your agricultural plans or the subject area_nd OreSeRC ?Vide..^.Ce OL CORS iC2r3ClOP. DL :Cle 3bOb^Q _2CU'r°_^..e ^.td :O~ot:er cJl th Ollr request oc_ mange of zone. Please refer to planning report L= vcu do not ince^.d zo subdivide the subject l_nd .or sone ;or. oc agricultural punose, ,1e_se state ;rout ocher :e3sons. i. T_o 'Jour novledge, has there been any :1DOding_nd/or _r3i,_ge problea Dn the subject area? no if so, please describe the problea. d. Do you chink chat the roads leading :o the subject ar=__ needs ~provemeRts? yes Ir so, what triad? Is the road adequate cot the proposed crai~ic volume Dr load? yes, with the by-pass 9. What sort of governmental assistance and/or improvements do ;you ?eel :rill be needed in the subject area when developed? Yes ~ Yo a. Schools X x b. Roads c. Se,Jer X d. Drainage X _3_ Yes vo e. ?o lice Protection x E. Fire ?roceccion x g. gecreacional Facilities x h. ?ublic Jcilicies x i. Ocher x ' For those chec!ced ;res," DLe3Se _LaDOr3C2 +haC type or kinds oc icprovemencs and/or assistance are needed. 1 i I \ 1 Signature: V~ll~~ r~~., address: P•O.B x 355 Hakalau, HI 96.710 Telephone: 963-6233 Date: ~_4_ JAMES MCCULLY STATE LAND USE DISTRICT: AGRICULTURE TO URBAN DISTRICT CHANGE OF ZONE:. AGRICULTURAL (A-20A) to AGRICULTURAL (A-3A) AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (ML-20) TAX MAP KEY: (3) 1-6-03: 5 KEAAU, PUNA, HAWAII I. GENERAL REQUEST , The applicant, James McCully, is requesting a * State Land Use boundary amendment from Agriculture to Urban; and * County rezoning from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-3a) and Light Industrial (ML-20) ' for a 31+ acre parcel. The subject property is located in Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: 1-6-03: 5. (Figure 1) The requests are to allow the development of a 14-lot light industrial subdivision and a 5-lot agricultural subdivision. i II. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION I A. Project Location The subject parcel approximates a rectangular shaped parcel and is located in the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar mill in Keaau. Specifically, it is located beyond the end of the paved portion of Milo Street. A Special Permit (SP 96-3) was recently ~ issued for a greenhouse material supply house on a property immediately across or south of the subject property. (Figure 2) There are several accesses to the subject site. These include the extension of Milo Street; a north/south access that goes to a papaya processing and packing plant; and a road coming from the Keaau- Pahoa Highway. All of these accesses are private. The proposed Keaau-Pahoa By-pass Road is expected to be constructed immediately mauka or Milo Street side of the subject property. Additional discussion of the access will be covered below. -1- - N r M O \ I~ , ~ ~ ii r 'u. M 1 {C lily % In 1 ~ e~i ~ iii 1 " `F ~1 ~ ! ~ \ i 'L'1. i 1'~ ~I ..f ' p ~ ? t 1 i S iii t i 1 , . p, t~ I - t ~ , f f ' i Rl~~ f p v'a /J ` ^R;` a i~'~ ~ai: 1, I i~y ~ • : 1 RYA ! ~ I' I~ 1 ~ j"• I~ ! , i~ ii r S1 ~ ~}jR~ a> a r " ' ! I • z. ? 7 cD I' a ! ,t , V i' ~l ~ ~ - ` ~ 1 ~ T:~ ` t ti ~ I d ry j 1 Ili r M \\R 'i iI -i 11; i~ ji i {i ~ I i I •I. ~ l'' i ~ 0~ n ~i 1 Ip ,w F~ ~ A Y ~ . %IY,.y4 f1 ~4 x f ~ p ~ ? i io„r. 3 ~ ~ + a _ . e; - c,r?~~h,~•rt .1 • ?1 tT ~ .:y.%;~r.,t[Gi h"'-'?-7 r w . _ i _ Y::3] ?'ha - l$-i:J=.iaS: =eat -Z9n: m.r'b: - a~ ` a~ a~ 0 w a a a ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H U ~ ~ Z q a~ o ~ o o ~ a ~ d U d ` O ~ F. sr a ~ ~ w N ~ 0 -~~u \ ~ /J \ I Z \ ~~V \ \ od ~~~ZL zo '~LO~ l NQO _ \ ~ o e~k I p i A C 7~ '(.1 Figure 2 Proposed Project Location B. Surrounding Land Uses Within the general vicinity of the subject property, there are residences along Milo Street. Below Milo Street and in the vicinity of the subject parcel, the uses include abandoned sugar cane fields, the HELCO power plant at the former mill site, existing flower packing plant, and a food processing plant. It should also be noted that immediately across of and to the south of the subject parcel, a Special Permit far a greenhouse sales operation was granted. Further, a Special Permit for a school and church complex was approved generally to the east or makai of the subject parcel. There does not visually appear to be any active agricultural activity in the immediate vicinity. ZII. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The applicant hopes to develop a mixture of agricultural and industrial lots to service the needs of the community and region. (Figure 3) Given the soil condition and the location of the property, the applicant believes that the site could support small-scale agricultural and floricultural ventures. Similarly, its location readily lends itself to light industrial uses that not only would or can be supportive of the potential agricultural uses but the needs of the village of Keaau and the immediate surrounding area. The village of Keaau is immediately adjacent to the site, and there are no fee simple industrial lands in the village. Then, too, some of the lots could support any packing and related agricultural functions that the proposed adjoining lots or the agricultural community in this area may need. Because of the site's proximity to Keaau Village, the applicant would like to provide amenities that complement and not detract from the village. These include County standard road within the project and a requirement for landscaping within the respective industrial lots and those lots fronting the proposed Keaau-Pahoa By-Pass Road. -2- i~ m1 0 m ~ti era Fo Qr z ~ ' N u Q o u m d. Q 0 m N U Q 0 tl~ N U ~ ~ -a mQ 0 o Q m m Q 1 1 1 1 ~ r I u Q Q 1 Q I ~o I ~o ^ V u. - p ~ ~ t9 u Q Q Q 1 ~ 1 ro 00 ~m a I ~ c, Q 1 ~ - ~ N ' V~ n o K 1 ~ 0 - r o - u - ~ 1 W 1 6Q a 0 . - o 1 ~ 1 tau _ Figure 3 0 0~ N Proposed Project 1 p 1 ^u _ - - m ~ 1 ~ -~v 9r~-=-~~, _ ~ M~ o _ 1 1 These lots are intended to be sold at market price, geared to Big Island residents. Development of the subject parcel is proposed to begin immediately upon securing all required permits. The target goal is to begin construction of the subdivision in early or mid 1997 and sale/occupancy one year thereafter. IV. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS A. State Land Use Classification The State Land Use district classification of the subject parcel is Agricultural. A 14+ acre portion of this site is proposed for an Urban classification to allow the development of the light industrial subdivision. It should be noted that since 1985, pursuant to a State law, the Counties are allowed to process amendments involving land areas of fifteen acres or less. In this case, the proposed area of reclassification would be less than fifteen acres. The balance of the property (17+ acres) would be kept in the Agricultural District. The proposed A-3a zoning would be consistent with that classification. B. County General Plan The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map (LUPAG) designates the property for Industrial Use. The proposed uses would be consistent with that designation. ; It should be noted that although a portion of this ' property would still be kept in the Agriculture District, its use should not frustrate the long- range industrial objectives sought to,be accomplished by the General Plan. Should the situation arise in the future, industrial uses would still be possible. C. Zoning Code The subject parcel is currently zoned Agriculture (A-20a) by the County. The applicant is requesting Light Industrial (ML-20) and Agriculture (A-3a) I -3- ~ zonings. If the zonings were approved, the land would be subdivided in accordance with the County Subdivision Code._ D. Special Mana4ement Area (SMA) The subject parcel is not located within the County ' SMA. V. INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS i A. Water f Water service is available to the site. There is an I 8-inch water line fronting the subject site. It should also be noted that there is a 10-inch water line running along the eastern edge of the site. This line provides water from the wells at I( the former Puna Sugar Mill site to the Olaa-Mt. View I System's Station No. 3. It also provides service to the parcel adjacent and to the east of the subject site. While the location of the line does not excessively inhibit the development of the property, the applicant may want to have the line relocated. Should that be the case, the applicant will I coordinate its efforts with the Department of Water Supply before anything is done. Any on- and off-site water improvements required to service this development will be done by the applicant. B. Roadway I Upon completion of the Keaau-Pahoa By-Pass Road, that new road would serve as the principal access to the subject parcel. The extension of Milo Street ' would also serve as the "interim" primary access and eventually - upon completion of the By-Pass - as another access to the subject site. Milo Street, which is a County road, intersects with the Old Volcano Road. The Old Volcano Road has a right-of-way of 50 feet, with a 20-foot pavement. Milo Street which is also a County road, has an - -4- - . existing 18-foot wide pavement with 4-foot wide rolled asphaltic-concrete curb sidewalks along the southern (Volcano) side. At the end of Milo Street to the subject property, there is a private road lot (TMK: 1-6-02:98) that is owned by W.H. Shipman, Ltd. This portion of the road is paved to a width of approximately 28 feet up to the subject site. This portion of the road lot will be eventually conveyed to either the State or County as part of the By-Pass project, as Milo Street is planned to intersect with the By-Pass. It should also be noted that in conjunction with previous approvals in this area, the road fronting the subject parcel up to Milo Street will be improved with a 20-foot wide pavement and a 5-foot wide walkway. Figure 4 shows the site's relation to what the applicant understands is the State's "preferred" or "selected" alignment for the By-Pass. It also reflects the applicant's initial rough concept for the project, which has subsequently been replaced by the concept plan noted in Figure 3. A portion of the preferred alignment may affect the subject site. In that event, the applicant will work together with the State to resolve this matter. No direct access to the By-Pass is being proposed. Based on discussions with staff of the State Department of Transportation, the applicant has learned that instead of the Milo Street extension, the State is looking an alternative intersection further north. In either case, access from the proposed By-Pass would be possible to service this project. The roadway within the proposed subdivision would be County standard, with a 60-foot right-of-way and a 20-foot pavement. A Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) was prepared for this project (APPENDIX A). The report concluded that the proposed project "is not expected to have -5- _ 1 ~ L.~ U r ( i. ./~,'I \ II ..l r ~~l ACV ~ ` = ~ I~ _ ~ 1 I / I _ i > \ ~ t`.'' SubjectProPezt9 I _ ~ ~I l . ~i. . _ ~ i'ce' ) ~ ~ ~ / ~ ~ } ( f ( `1 ~ , ~.,1._.. CJ/ ~r I i 6 it I ` I~ I ~Jf ' `~u ~ C ~ Cif t Figure 4 Location of Proposed Keaau By-Pass Road an adverse traffic impact on the neighboring roadway system." Further, with the construction of the By- pass, the traffic impact on existing roadways should be reduced. C. Wastewater System _ As there is no municipal system in this area, a cesspool or a septic system meeting with the prevailing. requirements of the State Department of Health's rules and regulations will be installed by the respective lotowners. D. Utilities All essential utilities are currently available to the area. These include telephone and electricity. E. Public Services Police services, fire protection services, public government agencies, and schools are located in the village of Keaau, less than 1 mile from the subject property. Being proximate to Keaau, the request should not require any significant extension of government services. V2. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS A. General Description The site is located near the 300 foot elevation level. The site is generally level with no significant on-site undulations. The mean annual rainfall in this area ranges between 125 to 175 inches. B. Soils THe USDA Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey Report classifies the soils of the property to be of the Olaa series, specifically the Olaa Silty Clay Loam (OaC). This series is characterized by moderately deep, moderately fine soil. Permeability is rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard slight. This type of soil was formerly used mainly for sugarcane. -6- The Land Study Bureau Overall Master Productivity Rating for the subject property's agricultural use is Class "C" or fair. This suggests the site does have good productivity potential for orchard or pasture use. C. Drainage The U.S. Corps of Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property use as Zone "C", area of minimal flooding. Standard drainage improvements to accommodate the proposed subdivision would be developed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Public Works. D. Floral/Faunal Although there were no professional surveys conducted of the floral and faunal resources of the parcel, the applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral and faunal resources are likely to be found on the subject parcel. The site of the proposed use has already been cleared. It was previously planted in sugar cane, and is now overgrown with "California" and "guinea" grass. Thus, floral impacts should be minimal. Further, the quasi-urban setting of the subject and immediately surrounding area plus the extent of previous improvements to the site, impacts to any endangered faunal species should be negligible. E. Archaeological Features No archaeological inventory survey was conducted of the subject parcel. However, given its former sugar cane use, it is highly unlikely that archaeological remains would be found on the site. Nonetheless, during the course of developing the subdivision, should any unanticipated archaeological features or sites be uncovered, work will cease and the applicant will immediately notify the Planning Director. -7- VII. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT AND REZONING REQUESTS A. Agricultural Impact Neither the subject site nor the immediately adjacent properties have had recent agricultural use. The site, however, was used for sugar cane over 20 years ago. Thus, its resource potential has already been established. Notwithstanding the site's agricultural resource potential, there are other considerations that would suggest that this project would not militate against the State and County's long-term agricultural objectives. For one, the surrounding areas are already in some form of existing or proposed urban uses. These include residential, industrial (power plant, packing plant), commercial (proposed farm and garden supply store), and related urban uses, such as a proposed church and school. Thus, the requested Urban portion of this project should not be inherently inconsistent with those uses. Then, too, the balance of the property will be developed in a manner where hopefully some form of agricultural uses can occur on the property. It is hoped that with a reduced acreage (3 acres), there would be more interest in the region to utilize the property for small-scale agricultural pursuits. In sum, this project would not have a major impact on agricultural uses in the area. At the same time, it could encourage some measure of small-scale agricultural uses in a rural environment. B. Locational Considerations The site falls within an area characterized by "city like" concentrations of people and is functionally contiguous to urban area. There is a mixture of urban type of land uses in this general vicinity, as noted above. This site amounts to an extension of this urban area. -8- As such, this project would not lead to "scattered" development. C. Infrastructural Considerations All required infrastructure to service this project are or will be made available by the applicant. 1. Roadways The proposed Keaau-Pahoa Bypass Road will serve as the principal access to the subject property. This bypass is presently under design and will be available in conjunction with the planned opening of this project. Should there be some inadvertent delays, then, interim access via Milo Street, a County-owned roadway, would be secured. All interior roads would be constructed by the applicant. As such, there should be little or no additional burden on the part of the County to upgrade existing infrastructure to accommodate this project. 2. wastewater Since no municipal system is available in this area, cesspool or septic system meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health will be installed by the various developers of the respective industrial lots. Given the site's proximity to the Keaau Wells, close coordination and/or required approvals from the State Department of Health will be made for any wastewater system. 3. Water County water is available to this site. The source and existing water line should be sufficient to accommodate the needs of this project. The applicant will construct necessary subdivision water system improvements. -9- 4. Utilities All other utilities such as electricity and telephone are"currently available to the area. 5. Public Protection and Government Services These services are currently available to the area. The police station and fire station are located in Keaau, less than a mile from the subject site. D. Environmental Considerations 1. Floral and Faunal Features Portions of the site have already been cleared. There is no history of this area being a known habitat for rare or endangered plant or animal life. As such, it is anticipated that there should be no significant impact to those resources. 2. No On-Site Development Constraints The site is not designated as being within a floodway. Thus, no significant drainage problems are anticipated. Further, the slope of the property is less than 10 percent, which is not unusual for this area. Thus, the terrain should not lend itself to developmental problems either for the subject or surrounding properties. 3. Archaeological Features No archaeological survey was done of the site. Given its past agricultural use where the land had been cleared, it is highly unlikely that there would be any archaeological features found on the site. Nonetheless, should there be any inadvertent discoveries during the course of developing this project, work will immediately cease and contacts with the Planning Department will be made. -10- E. Relationship to Public Plans 1. Hawaii State Plan One of the goals of the State Plan calls for the assurance of the availability of agriculturally suitable lands with adequate water to accommodate present and future needs. This request, while removing some agriculturally zoned .lands, would still make small scale agricultural pursuits possible with the balance of the site. These proposed agricultural lots would be serviced with water, thus making them more possible for agricultural activities. The Plan also calls for the orderly development of urban areas while being sensitive to community needs. In this situation, the site is functionally contiguous to an urban area. It will also provide some land uses (industrial and small-scale agricultural lots) that are not readily available proximate to Keaau. The area also is or will be provided with sufficient infrastructure so as not to burden existing government services. All on-site infrastructure will be developed by the applicant. 2. County General Plan The Plan designates this area for Industrial uses, and the requested uses are consistent with said designation. The requested A-3a zoning would not frustrate the General Plan's long term industrialization of this area. The other goals and policies of the General Plan relative to infrastructure, compatibility with surrounding areas, environmental considerations and the like are covered in the earlier sections. -11- APPENDIX A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS KEAAU INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION By: M8E Pacific, Inc. 100 Pauahi Street, Suite 212 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 September, 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS Paae No. Project Description 1 Existing Conditions 1 Traffic Conditions 3 Traffic Impact Analysis 11 Conclusion 13 Fi ures Figure 1 Location Map 2 Figure 2 Existing Traffic Volumes 4 Figure 3 Year 2003 SDOT Traffic Forecasts Without and with Keaau-Bypass Road 5 Figure 4 Year 2003 Ambient Traffic Forecast 6 Figure 5 Project-Generated Traffic Assignment 9 Figure 6 Year 2003 Total Traffic Forecast 10 Tables Table 1 Trip Distribution Summary S Table 2 Level of Service Summary Milo Street at ' Keaau Bypass Road 12 Aooendices Appendix A Abstract of Methodology for the Capacity Analysis for Unsignalized Intersections Appendix B Traffic Counts Appendix C Traffic Calculations TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT KEAAU INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION An industrial subdivision is being proposed in Keaau, Hawaii. This report documents the results of a study conducted to evaluate the traffic impacts of the proposed project. The study included forecasting future traffic conditions and analyzing the forecast volumes to determine the need for any mitigating actions. Project Description James McCully proposes to develop an industrial subdivision in Keaau, Hawaii. A 15 acre site would be developed into 1/2 to one acre lots. The proposed uses would be somewhat akin to businesses found in the Shipman Industrial Subdivision. The project site is identified by TMK 1~-03: 05 and is located makai of the proposed Keaau Bypass Road across the Milo Street intersection. The project site is shown on Figure 1. The project is assumed to have its access to the Keaau Bypass Road across the Milo Street intersection. For the purposes of this study, it was assumed that the project would reach full occupancy in the year 2003. This is the planning year that traffic forecasts for the proposed Keaau Bypass Road have been made. Existing Conditions Milo Street is a two lane roadway in Keaau serving as a collector road for a residential area. Some of this residential traffic is expected to use the Keaau Bypass Road when it opens. Turning movement traffic volume counts were taken on August 6, 1996, at the Milo StreeUOld Volcano Road intersection. The counts were taken during both morning and afternoon peak periods. All of the traffic turning into or from Milo Street was assumed to be residential traffic. The worksheet for the traffic ¦ r ,'p ~ 0 `Qe. ar,d 2 r y n ~ ~ a N t a 2 ' ~1 i I ~ ~ C,: 72~ ~~a , , ~ C.~ f~ `92` , 91 i ~ ~ ' 7 , ~I ~ ~ ' ~ d i. v¢a • it J Y 1~f ~ Study Intersection: " ~ \ • w :=..=rte= ~ Old Volcano Road/ Milo Street ~ : =•vti s / ~+r !r4 Gne ~e : r .ilw~i ~f /1•wii t ~ ~ rr......i Ns.,,,w•/6wi V ~ (..r «a+.e- APP• /1 /.YAT/OXIG ~ 1 Y SE L+•c, ciwi wb. /7 / , r a ~N arr. ' ~7~r., ::.i r t 86. r<~ j ~ •+r , 07 ~ i i1a • j ~'1 }T. R ~`~ti', / R~ Mi~o,rs ~'cE INSETB ~o~ O~ wTw• 9 ~„L4 x,h,., `ter i g Project Site , _ ~ 7 ~.r. 14' Y'-~ I OJ./~l AR. II i C ~~i /r yr ~ S~> I ~ .(S'i a tl ~ m~ •'~...,f, ? t~ 12~~J'~• r~ ~ST i ~ • 379. Cl2 Aa. a. •~r. s .GBH Ac 101 O~•f• y' ~ ~ ~ c (11IS 'jO "crr~ O ~wT (j Iw+~~ • ~ ./.ra/ wy f" ,Iq,J•/An. FIGURE 1 L.C.Aw. 5119"4: /e ~M~ O ' •Id.•Ct r~ea S1.' •.r^`-- yw.•nr •(ti , "'rim - LOCATION M~1P i ~ 2. count is included in the Appendix. The current peak hour traffic volumes are shown on Figure 2. Traffic Forecasts The opening of the proposed Keaau Bypass Road will have a significant effect on traffic in Keaau. Although the opening date is not certain, the State Department of Transportation prepared traffic forecasts for the years 2003 and 2013. The year 2003 State traffic forecasts included in the 'Traffic Impact Analysis Report for Keaau-Pahoa Road, Keaau Town Section" (1993, prepared by Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.) were used as the basis for the ambient traffic forecasts. Based on the aforementioned traffic report, the proposed Keaau Bypass Road would divert over half the trarfic traveling on the Keaau-Pahoa Road and Mamalahoa Highway between Hilo and Puna. Figure 3 extracts the traffic forecasts for the year 2003 with and without the Bypass Road. The turning movements with major changes in traffic volumes include the Keaau-Pahoa Road right turn to Mamalahoa Highway and the left tum from Mamalahoa Highway to Keaau-Pahoa Road. The Bypass Road will also provide anotheroutlet for the Milo Street residents to the roadway system. It was assumed that one-third the traffic currently entering/leaving Milo Street on Old Volcano Road would be diverted to the Bypass Road. The resultant ambient traffic forecasts for the Bypass Road intersection is shown on Figure 4. The State Department of Transportation has indicated that Milo Street will cross the Bypass Road and go further makai. They also indicated that the intersection should be unsignalized with no turning movement restrictions. These conditions were assumed for this study. 3. ¦ r a.r d d +r C V' .-i N ~/y/ 1I IY LL 3 2 ~ ~ ~ 7 0 ~ = W Y ~ 54 c W ~ 2 0 8 9 d. O ~ j a N w ~ „ ~ ~ ~ ~ ` z o ~ x w o~ ~II ~ J~ ~ ~ ~ $ o O 115 0 = ~ Y R 16 J~ ~ ~ W 36 ~ Q. . O Q 4. N AM .AK HOUR N 0 (814) ¦ YP Keaau B ass Road 0 0 ~o o .-i .-i r M _ t+l V C N 1400 (587) 53 ( 51) ~ • 0 (814 ) ~ 1485 (621) Keaau-Pahoa Road N Mamalahoa ~ L.egend: Highway o xxx Volume without Bypass Road (xxx) Volume with Bypass Road PM PEAK HOUR 0 o c2so) Bypass Road N r ° r OJ r N rl ` r v ~ ~n • 537 (257) ~ 34 ( 29) 0 (280) ~ . 554 (274) ` Keaau-Pahoa Road MamalahoaN Source: Traffic Assignment Project TA 93-14 Highway ~ Keaau Bypass Road Project No. 1308-01-92 N C FIGURE 3 YEAR 2003 SDOT TRAFFIC FORECASTS WITHOUT AND WITH KEAAU-BYPASS ROAD 5. ¦ N~ AM PEAK HOUR Milo Street 5 10 i ~ 5 • 245 Keaau Bypass Road 0 815 Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Miio street 10 5 20 1 L 715 Keaau Bypass Road to zso Project Site FIGURE 4 YEAR 2003 AMBIENT ~ ~ TRAFFIC FORECAST " 6. The traditional procedure of trip generation, distribution and assignment was used to estimate the number of vehicle trips which would be generated by the proposed project in both peak hours, the distribution of these trips by direction of travel, and the specific turning movements affected. Trip generation volumes for an industrial park were obtained from the Institute of Transportation Engineers 'Trip Generation" (Fourth Edition, 1984). The data sheet for industrial parks does not give a per acre trip generation rate. Rather, it presents anon-linear curve that shown the volume of peak hour (for both AM and PM) trips generated by industrial parks ranging from 5 to 140 acres. Fora 15 acre park, the following trip generation volumes apply: AM peak hour: 155 vph inbound 35 vph outbound PM peak hour: 40 vph inbound 160 vph outbound The trip distribution step assumed the fallowing distribution based on the directional flow of traffic on the Bypass Road: - toffrom Hilo via the Bypass Road - 75% - to/from Puna via the Bypass Road - 25% - Very little project generated traffic is expected to use Milo Street to get to Old Volcano Road. The results of this calculation are shown on Table 1. The assignment of these trips to the two study intersections are shown on Figure 5. The ambient traffic volumes (Figure 4) were added to the project generated trips (Figure 5) to obtain the total forecast volumes shown on Figure 6. TABLE 1 TRIP DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Direction of Travel Travel Percent In Out In Out Bypass Road to Puna 25 40 10 10 40 Bypass Road to Hilo 75 115 25 30 120 155 35 40 160 8. I N AM PEAK HOUR Miio street - 115 Keaau Bypass Road r 40 10 25 Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Milo Street 30 Keaau Bypass Road f 10 40 120 Project Site FIGURE 5 PROJECT-GENERATED -~'~"TR~FFTC"~S~SIGNMENT 9. N Milo Street - AM PEAK HOUR s Io _ ~ ~ 5 245 ~ 115 Keaau Bypass Road 815 40 o ~ I 10 25 Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Milo Street 10 5 1 ~ R-- 20 + 715 O-- 30 Keaau Bypass Road 10 280 10 40 120 Project Site FIGURE 6 YEAR 2003 TOTAL __-~-TRAFFIC~FORECAST ~ . ~ ~ _ 10. Traffic Impact Analvsis The traffic impact of the proposed project was evaluated by analyzing the traffic levels of service with the project against the without project conditions. A project can be considered to have an adverse traffic impact if a change to an undesirable level of service can be attributed to the project. If an adverse traffic impact is identified, then there would be a need for mitigating actions. The methodology for calculating. levels of service at an unsignalized intersection from the Transportation Research Board Hiohwav Capacity Manual Special Report 209 (1984) was used. The methodology calculates the levels of service for several critical movements (the outbound movements from the stop sign controlled side street and the left turn movements from the main through street). The results range from level of service A (best) to F (worst). Traffic improvements should be considered for level of service F conditions. The ambient and total traffic forecast conditions were analyzed. The results of the analysis are shown on Table 2. During both peak hours, the intersection showed no change in levels of service from ambient to total forecast conditions indicating no traffic impact that could be attributed to the proposed project. The levels of service with the total forecast are at E for the left turn out from Milo Street and A for the right tum out from Milo Street for both peak hours. The eastbound left turn from the Bypass Road is forecast to be at level of service D in the AM peak, but A in the PM peak. The westbound left turn will be at level of service A in the AM peak and B in the PM. Traffic signals will not be required at the intersection for the conditions forecast for 2003. The State Department of Transportation will incorporate appropriate intersection design features when the Keaau Bypass project is implemented. 11. I TABLE 2 LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY MILO STREET AT KEAAU BYPASS ROAD AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour • 2003 2003 2003 2003 Intersection and Approach Ambient Total Ambient Total Milo Street. Northbound Left Turn E E E E Right Turn A A A A Milo Street. Southbound Left Tum N/A E N/A E Right Turn N/A A N/A A Bvpass Road Eastbound, Left N/A D N/A A Westbound, Left A A B B 12. Conclusion The proposed project is not expected to have an adverse traffic impact on the neighboring roadway system. _The proposed opening of the Keaau Bypass Road will help decrease traffic on the existing roadways. Traffic operations are expected to remain the same with the project as evidenced by the constant levels of service. 13. APPENDIX A ABSTRACT OF METHODOLOGY far the CAPACITY ANALYSIS FOR UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS 1 ABSTRACT FOR MET:iODOLOGY for the CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF UNSIGNALIZED INTERSEC'T'IONS This abstract summarizes the procedures for analyzing the capacities of unsignalized intersections. These procedures are described in the Hiahwav Capacity Manual, Special Report 209. (1985) by the Transportation Research Board. This manual "is a collection of technicues for estimating highway capacity that have been judged, through consensus, as the best available at the. time of publication." This manual does not sat legal standards for highway design but the procedures have become widely accepted and used in the traffic engineering profession. The capacity analysis procedure is based on a German method originally published in 1972 and~t~anslated in 1974, and modified for U. S. conditions by the TRB. It is intended for two-way STOP- and YIELD-controlled intersections and calculates the capacities of movements which cross or turn through the major traffic stream. The capacity of each movement is based on two factors: the gap distribution in.conflicting traffic streams and the gap acceptance behavior of drivers at such intersections. The basic steps in methodology are as follows: 1) Define intersection geometry and traffic volumes. 2) Determine the "conflicting conflicts" through which every minor street movement and major street left turn must cross. 3) Determine the size of the gap in the conflicting stream needed by vehicles in each movement crossing a conflicting traffic stream. 4) Determine the capacity of the gaps in the major traffic stream to accommodate each of the subject movements that will utilize these gaps. 5) Adjust the capacities to account far impedance and the use of shared lanes. Tables and charts, as well as computer programs, have been developed to facilitate using this met*:odology. NTERSECTION DATA :fey geometric factors include: number and use of lanes, channelization, percent grade, curb radii and approach angle, and sight distances. One hour volu_*nes are specified by movement and converted to passenger cars per hour using the passenger car equivalents in T.~BLE 10-1. CONFLICTING TRAFFIC The conflicting movements each turning movement faces is summarized on Figure 10-2. The right turn movement from the minor street faces the least number of conflicting movements, the left turn movement from the minor street the most. Adjustments to the conflicting traffic volumes are shown on Figure 10-2. CRITICAL GAP SIZE "The 'critical gap' is defined as the median time headway between two successive vehicles in the major traffic stream that is accepted by drivers. in a subject movement that must cross and/or emerge with the major street traffic." Zt is dependent upon a number of factors, . including: 2. i,.a L= :G:. S3cVGc2•GR Y[:IV•~L=~tT' ?CR (i VSIGY,~L_ l`r =2SE~CVS rYFt OF 'FFt[G GLIDE (.°J) ~10J _ 70+ .1A ~'Lp[pSL'Yp:J O.J , . J •].S Q p J a- ?assmgc C-a 7.3 J.9 L7 SU/RV's' L7 r. 1. .7 i0 Gmpina[tpn '/ciy I_ L7 iA oA ...v n..e.e... s • i =u Clec: !AOVemenc Canilic::np rra riic. V`. Illuzvanon II a1GH7 -LIEN I/i!'! 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The basic critical gap is selected and adjustments and modifications made. ?OTENTIAL CAPACITY FOR MOVEp4ENT "The potential capacity is defined as the 'ideal' capacity for a specific movement," and is selected from Figure 10-3. It is based on the conflicting traffic volume and the critical gap. The result is read in passenger cars per hour. • I.iPEDANCE EFFECTS The methodology assumes that vehicles use gaps at an unsignalized intersection in a prioritized manner. Thus, when traffic becomes congested in a high-priority movement, it can reduce the potential capacity of lower priority traffic movements. Given the priority of gap usage: • 1) Left turn from the major street impede both - through movements and left turns from the minor street. 2) Through movements from the minor streets impede left turns from the minor street. The impact of impedance is addressed by multiplying the potential capacity of a movement by a series of impedance 4. i i.~dr= IC-:. 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I ~ i~ l i ~ 1 ~ ~ no l l `~~~i\I~~\I\,~~~ \I\I I I I ~ I I ` lat IcAFI r_ sn I i i I . • i i i '~,y I I I i~ I i_ II ```IIIIIII\\\\ VI yI ~I 1~ I I \~~\t\~~ i I e.o1 u I` i i' 'l I I I y 1~i , ~ L- V I I I lul' ~ r' l l l i l l i i l ~ I~i' . Fryurc !O-l. Porsrtria! caeaeiry baud ~ ia0 ,00 000 1p00 'm0~ 1i0° ort mrt/7ic.rtq rn)rc wlum~.artd crir.. m.ruc:wo rAA/A(. sr*4..zv. C/~'1 5. i factors for each higher priority impeding movement_ Impedance factors are derived using Figure 10-5. SHARED LANE CAPACITY 'The met'~odology has assumed to this point that each minor street movement has an exclusive lane. In reality, most minor street approaches have too or three movements sharing one 1an.~. An equation is used to compute the capacity of the shared lane. LEVEL OF SERVICE CRITERIA The above computations yield a capacity solution far each lane on the minor street approaches and for left turn movements from the major scree*_s. This figure is used to derive the reserve capacity, the difference between the capacity solution and `~.he volume of traffic using the lane. Level of service criteria are stated in general terms for general ranges of reserve capacity and delay, as follows: Level of Reserve Capacity Service Expected Delav ~ 400 A Little or no delay 300-399 B Short traffic delays 200-299 ~ C Average traffic delays 100-199 D Long traffic delays 0- 99 E Very long traffic delays a/ F a/ a/ When demand volume exceeds the capacity of the lane, extreme delays will be encountered with queuing which may cause severe congestion affecting other traffic movements in the intersection. This condition usually warrants improvement to the intersection. 6. i ..q . i I I I I i I I I I~ I ! I I I I I ~ o.a a I I i I I I I I I o a61 I I I i I I I I I I v I ! I I I ~ I I i I I I ' ~ I i I ~j I I I I I I U ~ ! i I I I I ~ I I i p c1 l ~ ~ I i I I~ I I ! ' _ I I I I ~ i I I I I I I i ~I I a m w sa w rca -rlre 10-5 lmaeaarzce ~ scars 2 rarcit o% I GvAC^~ USc7i er :•arnG .:EUANO. i..c..~nq• c~rt~[StIG IrtovCmintS' 7. I APPENDIX B TRAFFIC COUNTS: AM PEAK: 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM PM PEAK: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM r TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT COUNT KEEAU-McCULLY INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC STUDY Milo Street 4 3 LOCATION: -Milo Street @ Old Volcano Road ~ ~ DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 1996 TIME: 6:30- 8:30 am, 3:30- 5:30 pm ^ _ _ _2 WEATHER: cloudy 5 ^ <---1 RECORDER: K. Duffy 6 Old Volcano Road TIME MOVEMENT NUMBER PERIOD 1 2 3 4 5 6 ~ TOTAL 6:30-6:45 i 12 2 9 11 0 2 36 6:45-7:00 29 0 4 16 2 1 52 7:00-7:15 14 4 2 12 1 7 40 7:15-7:30 i 25 1 2 12 4 4 48 7:30-7:45 33 2 5 8 3 10 61 7:45-8:00 38 2 4 5 3 9 61 8:00-8:15 19 3 5 5 6 13 51 8:15-8:30 13 4 5 7 3 8 40 6:30- 8:30 183 18 36 76 22 54I 389 7:15-8:15 115 8 16 30 16 36 221 3:30- 3:45 20 11 3 8 14 24 80 3:45- 4:00 29 9 9 7 B 49 111 4:00- 4:15 19 6 9 5 9 43 91 4:15- 4:30 16 4 6 5 19 37 87 4:30- 4:45 17 5 5 3 15 50 95 4:45- 5:00 23 6 11 7 12 59 118 5:00- 5:15 20 13 7 1 10 47 98 5:15- 5:30 10 8 1 3 17 52 91 3:30- 5:30 154 62 51 39 104 361 771 •4:30-5:30 70 32 24 14 54 208 402 i APPENDIX C TRAFFIC CALCULATIONS UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) CALCULATIONS (AM AND PM PEAKS) i • 4 P i Y m i , ' U' m 1 Z I I 1 ~.j J i b; ~ I ; i < 1 O O O I 1 1 m P • OF E., d n n 4 N 1 2 Z a ~ m ~ 1'' 1 U 1 J tl I 1 N 1 ~ Y 1 1 I U O I I J I I un. 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' f ...•.i•• r • _ . ~ . ~ LOCATION MAP Koha1a BR93-699 /OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING, Hamatua STATE OF HAWAII Hilo TAX MAP KEY:1 - 6 - 03: por. 3, por. 7, por. 8. por. 11, por. 12. Kona por. 13, por. 14, por. 15. por. 68.76, & 84 puo, KEAAU. PUMA, HAWAII Kau SCALE: 1• = 2.000 ft t HAWAII PETITIOt~1 AREA Exbibit D EXHIBIT •A' / I ~ ` ~ `Ct 1 ~ ` ( r _ r i ~ f Subj _ \ cam, „ ~ ~ - .i - ' , l \ i ~ / ~ ! cD~ fhb ! ~ 1 fY I . ~ ~ , \ . f-~ 1. ~w' , r'~~ ~ ~ /~'~t ' ~ ~ f~H"-' r• ` O 'c' I i t Figure 4 Location of Proposed Keaau By-Pass Road ~ Y 4~ ; r vI / r i y U ~ j C r es's a ~,,,'f~y Ste`, ~f~ n ~L ~ ~ ~4 D~ ~c ~ 'ter `i q L. _ ~ ~ No. .C ~F/ r - .s ~rivni-o rnnri~vA ~r _i 6, c'~CS, r ~~I.N 6h Phan 4 ` ~ ' ~ . a rro ~ ~ , ~ f, _ 4'~y `O ley ~~A - y • ' s - c' ~ ~ ._3 `ice: 5Su~~~~Cz ~ ae, y ~z as- I,4'lr~,q J ~,-,4 c L Yom- ~ i -r3~0 ~ 0,3.)r. Exhibit F '~a~ 'k.' ~ Nelson M. Ts~ } Stephen K lamashim FPC ~ y°yOf Edwazd Buma~ ' •:N~` Depury Fin CJri ••ti'ei w~ l~.uunfg a£~ ~ttfuttit _ FIRE DEPARTMENT 777 Kilauea Avenue • A1all lane, Room 6 • Hilo, Hawaii 967204299' (808) %1-8297 • Fax (808) %1-82% lj November 13 , 1996 ~C ~ • `mss : To: Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director ~i r From: Nelson M. Tsuji, Fire Chief / SUBJECT: STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION (SLU 96-12) REQUEST: AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 96-28) REQUEST: A-20a TO ML-20 AND A-3a APPLICANT: JAMES McCULLY TAX MAP KEY• 1-6-3.5 The Fire Department's requirements as stated in the Fire Code are: "Fire Apparatus Access Roads "Sec. 10.207. (a) General. Fire apparatus access roads shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this section. "(b) Where Required. Fire apparatus access roads shall be required for every building hereafter constructed when any portion of an exterior wall of the first story is located more than 150 feet from fire department vehicle access as measured by an unobstructed route around the exterior of the building. "EXCEPTIONS: 1. When buildings are completely protected with an approved automatic fire sprinkler system, the provisions of this section may be modified. "2. When access roadways cannot be installed due to topography, waterways, nonnegotiable grades or other similar conditions, the chief may require additional fire protection as specified in Section 10.301 (b). s Exhibit G ii~81 ~i'o: Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Page 2 November 13, 1996 "3. When there are not more than two Group R, Division 3 or Group M Occupancies, the requirements of this section may be modified, provided, in the opinion of the chief, fire-fighting or rescue operations would not be impaired. "More than one fire apparatus road may be required when it is determined by the chief that access by a single road may be impaired by vehicle congestion, condition of terrain, climatic conditions or other factors that could limit access. "For high-piled combustible storage, see Section 81.109. "(c) Width. The unobstructed width of a fire apparatus access road shall meet the requirements of the appropriate county jurisdiction. '!(d) Vertical Clearance. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 13 feet 6 inches. "EXCEPTION: Upon approval vertical clearance may be reduced, provided such reduction does not impair access by fire apparatus and approved signs are installed and maintained indicating the established vertical clearance. "(e) Permissible Modifications. Vertical clearances or widths required by this section may be increased when, in the opinion of the chief, vertical clearances or widths are not adequate to provide fire apparatus access. "(f) Surface. Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide all- weather driving capabilities." (20 tons) "(g) Turning Radius. The turning radius~bf afire apparatus access road shall be as approved by the chief." ('45 feet) "(h) Turnarounds. All dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of 150 feet in length shall be provided with approved provisions for the turning around of fire apparatus. i'o: Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Page 3 ' November 13, 1996 "(i) Bridges. When a bridge is required to be used as access under this section, it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Building Code and using designed live loading sufficient to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus. "(j) Grade. The gradient for a fire apparatus access road shall not exceed the maximum approved by the chief." (15$) "(k) Obstruction. The required width of any fire apparatus access road shall not be obstructed in any manner, including parking of vehicles. Minimum required widths and clearances established under this section shall be maintained at all times. "(1) Signs. When required by the fire chief, approved signs or other approved notices shall be provided and maintained for fire apparatus access roads to identify such roads and prohibit the obstruction thereof or both." "INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE-PROTECTION, LIFE-SAFETY SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES "Installation "Sec. 10.301. (c) Water Supply. An approved water supply capable of supplying required fire flow for fire protection shall be provided to all premises upon which buildings or portions of buildings are hereafter constructed, in accordance with the respective county water requirements. There shall be provided, when required by the chief, on-site fire hydrants and mains capable of supplying the required fire flow. "Water supply may consist of reservoirs, pressure tanks, elevated tanks, water mains or other fixed systems capable of providing the required fire flow. "The location, number and type of fire hydrants connected to a water supply capable of delivering the required fire flow shall be protected as set forth by the respective county water requirements. All hydrants shall be accessible to the fire department apparatus by roadways meeting the requirements of Section 10.207. moo: Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Page 4 November 13, 1996 "(d) Fire Hydrant Markers. When required by the chief, hydrant locations shall be identified by the installation of reflective markers. "(e) Timing of Installation. When fire protection facilities are to be installed by the developer, such facilities including all surface access roads shall be installed and made - serviceable prior to and during the time of construction. When alternate methods of protection, as approved by the chief, are provided, the above may be modified or waived." r NELSON M. T I Fire Chief NMT/mo . SidneyFuke&As~~ciates ~ , 100 Pauahi Street, Suite 212 ~ Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Consurong land Use Planners Telephone: (808) 969-1522 ~ Fax: (608( 969-7996 November 22, 1996 9a, G Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director .o Planning Department ' ~ COUNTY OF HAWAII ~ 25 Aupuni Street ~q~ 6' Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ~ Dear Ms. Goldstein: SUBJECT: Rezoning (REZ 96-28) and State Land Use (SLU 96-12) Requests James McCully. TMK: 1-6-3: 5 Thank you very much for sending a copy of the Fire Department's comments to me regarding the subject matter. Please be informed that the applicant intends to the subdivide the subject property in accordance with the County Subdivision Code. Should that be the case, the requirements and/or concerns of the Fire Department relative to access and related fire protective measures (such as hydrant size and location) would be met. I trust that this sufficiently addresses the comments. If not or if there are other agency comments, I would appreciate your directing same to me. Thank you very much. ' cer\ely, w S Y M. Planning Consultant cc Fire Department Mr. James McCully ~1.~4~• 1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS COUN'T'Y OF HAWAII HILO, HAWAII ~j DATE : December 4, 1996 //(ieGlLQ~lCL6tCL~[lt.~L TO: Virginia Goldstein, Planning Director Planning Department fS c.f` FROM~~C'iale ub rvision hief Engineering Division i ~ J~ SUBJECT: STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY APPLICATION (SLU 96-12) 'i CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 96-28) Applicant: James McCully Location: Keaau, Puna, Hawaii TMK: 1-6-03:05 Reference: Special Permit Application No. 95-17 (Hawaii Christian Camping Association) Special Permit Application No. 96-3 (Greenhouse Specialist) We have reviewed the subject application'and our comments are az follows: 1. All development generated runoff shall be disposed on site and shall not be directed towazd any adjacent properties. The applicant shall be informed that if drywells are included in the subject improvements, an Underground Injection Control (iJIC) permit shall be applied for from the Departrnent of Health, State of Hawaii. 2. All earthwork and grading shall conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sediment Control, of the Hawaii County Code. 3. All driveway connections to a County road shall conform to Chapter 22, Streets and Sidewalks, of the Hawaii County Code. 4. Wastewater disposal shall meet with the requirements of the DPW, Wastewater Division. 5. County maintained Milo Street stretches from the Old Volcano Road and ends at the western boundary of TMK: 1-6-02:98. Existing condition is 18-ft wide pavement in good condition, with a Oft wide rolled AC curb sidewalk along the southern side. The roadway continues and joins the intersection at the northeaztern corner of parcel TMK: 1-6- 03:21. This is a private road (TMK: 1-6-02:98) with an approximate 19-ft wide pavement in very poor condition. Exhibit H 12(114 7. DPW recommends that the substandazd private roadway be improved meeting with the DPW and the Planning Department requirements. Improvements and other conditions should be coordinated with SPP 95-17, Hawaii Christian Camping Association (TMK: 1-6-03:17) and 5PP 96-3, Greenhouse Specialist, Inc. (TMK: 1-6-03:20). 8. We defer to HDOT concerning the requirements within the proposed Keaau bypass road right-of- way. Questions may be referred to Cres Rambayon at 961-8327. CR 96IL(7A SidneyFuke&As~„ciates 100 Pauahi Street. Suite 212 ~ Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Cansul9ng Land Use Planners 7ebphone: (806) 96&1522 ~ Faz: (608 969-7996 December 17, 1996 Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director Planning Department pp COUNTY OF HAWAII o-., C~ 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ~ ' p .r: ~ Dear Ms. Goldstein: ' ~ w ~ SUBJECT: SLU 96-12 and ]tEZ 96-28, James McCully TMK: I-G -3 : S Thank you for sending me a copy of the Department of Public Works' comments. A copy of this letter is being made available to said agency. The applicant intends to comply with the requirements of the Department of Public Works. SpeciScally, a drainage plan will be developed and implemented in conjunction with the subdivision approval process. A UIC permit, if required, will also be secured in conjunction with the construction of the subdivision. Further, all necessary grading and/or grubbing permit will be secured. Individual lot owners will develop its own wastewater system meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health. This will be done in conjunction with the actual development of the respective lots. The principal access will be taken from the Keaau By-Pass. However, should the subject project be developed prior to the completion of the By-Pass, an interim access will be taken from the extension of Milo Street. The applicant's proportionate share of improvements to that portion fronting the subject property up to the County-owned portion of Milo Street will be made by the applicant. This will be done and coordinated with the other parties that have similar road improvement conditions (Hawaii Christian Camping Association and Greenhouse Specialists, Inc.). Should you have further questions on this matter, please feel free to contact me. Thank you very much. ~~NB~~M. FUKE Planning Consultant cc DPW -Engineering 1~s~ James McCully • d, rU[~ a~ J6S t1 O ~ ` DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY • COUNTY OF HAWAII l ,~~"'r""~~ 25 AUPUNI STREET HILO. HAWAII 96720 TELEPHONE (80819691621 FAx (80819696996 December 18, 1996 . T0: Planning Department r~ FROM: Milton D. Pavao, Manager J _ -c; SUBJECT: STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION N0. 96-12 ~ CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION N0. 96-28 _ APPLICANT - JAMES McCULLY - TAX MAP KEY 1-6-3:5 We have reviewed the subject applications. Water can be made available from the end of an existing 12-inch waterline along Milo Street approximately 500 feet from the property. Pursuant to the Department's "Water Commitment Guidelines Policy," a copy of which is being forwarded to the applicant, a water commitment may be issued. Based on the 102 additional equivalent units requested in the proposed 103-unit development, the required water commitment deposit is 515,300.00. Remittance by the applicant of the 515,300.00 is requested as soon as possible so that a water commitment may be formally issued. The commitment will be in writing with specific conditions and effective dates stated. Please keep in mind that this letter shall not be construed as a water commitment. In other words, unless a water commitment is officially effected, water availability is subject to change depending on the water situation. Should the subject applications be approved and a subdivision application be executed, approval will be subject to the following conditions: 1) Construct necessary water system improvements which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) extension of approximately 500 lineal feet of 12-inch waterline from the end of the existing 12-inch waterline along Milo Street to the property, (b) water mains capable of delivering water at adequate pressure and volume under peak-flow and fire-flow conditions; minimum diameter of mains shall be 12 inches, Exhibit I UVafer Cringe pro~rree... Planning Department Page 2 December 18, 1996 (c) service laterals that will accommodate an appropriately sized meter to each lot, and (d) fire hydrants spaced not more than 300 feet apart. Submit construction plans and design calculations prepared by a professional engineer, registered in the State of Hawaii, for review and approval. 2) Remit the prevailing facilities charge, which is subject to change, of 5275,850.00. 3) Convey the water improvements along with the necessary easements to the Water Commission, County of Hawaii. For the applicant's information, the existing 10-inch waterline within the subject property will be replaced by the required 12-inch waterline. The 12-inch waterline is required pursuant to the request for ML-20 zoning so water can be delivered at adequate volume and pressure under peak-flow and fire-flow conditions. Should the applicant have any questions, please call our Water Resources and Planning Section at 961-8660. Milton D. Pavao, P.E. Manager WA copy - (w/att.) Mr. James McCully (w/o att.) Customer Service Sections (Kona, Waimea, Hilo, Ka'u) or „ a+• i r . {fit„ eENJAMIN.I. CAYETANO GOVERNOR ~ ESTNER UEGA •j ( E%ECUINE OFFICER r~.~ STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM LAND USE COMMISSION P.O. Box 2359 Honolulu, HI 96804-2359 Telephone: 808-587-3822 Fax: 808-587-3827 November 15, 1996 ^ G it Ha. Virginia Goldstein Planning Director County of Hawaii - 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 Dear Ma. Goldstein: - Subject: State Land Uae District Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 96-12); Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-28) - TMK: 1-6-03: 5. Aonlicant: James McCully We have reviewed the subject applications and supporting documents as transmitted by your memorandum dated November 7, 1996, and have the following comments to offer: 1) We confirm that the subject parcel, identified ae TMK: 1-6-03: 5 and consisting of approximately 31.276 acres ie within the State Land Uae Agricultural District. 2) The subject parcel-ie in close proximity of an area recently reclassified by the Land Uae Commission. The reclassification of approximately 660 acres from the Agricultural District to the Urban District was approved pursuant to Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order dated July 18, 1994 for LUC Docket No. BR93-699/Office of State Planning (Keaau Lands). The approximately 660 acres surround the town of Keaau and are located immediately west of the subject parcel. We have no further comments to offer at this time. If you have any questions in regards to this matter, please feel free to contact me or Leo Asuncion of my staff at 587-3822. Sincerely, ESTHER VEDA Executive Officer EU:th iia;i0 Exhibit J • 4 ~ ~ ~ N. 1~ \.f. ~ ; i BENJAMIN J.GAYETIVO LAWRENCE Mllxk GOVERNOR S ~ DIq ECT00.0F NEKTN 1~z. ~.'~m STATE OF HAWAII ,q~ (Ill ~C( P(9 12 43 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ' _ v.o. eox ure , , - I~ Nao.NAwAn ,tarn-ae~e ^ L.-,.;` ~ I,t~ I . DATE: November 20, 1996 TO: Planning Director, County of Hawaii FROM: Chief Sanitarian, Hawaii District SUBJECT: State Land Use Boundary Amendment Application (SLU 96-12) Request: Agricultural to Urban Change of Zone Application (REZ 96-28) Request: A-20a to ML-20 and A-3a Applicant: James McCully Tax Map Key: 1-6-3:5 Underground Injection Systems (Ph. 586-4258) which receive wastewater or storm run-offs from the proposed development need to address the requirements of Chapter 23, Hawaii State Department of Health Administrative Rules, Title 11, "Underground Injection Control." Portion of the property is located within 1,000 ft. of a drinking water well. Under the current rules, no cesspool or septic system is allowed to be built within the 1,000 ft. radius of the well. However, air aerobic package treatment system is allowed for sewage disposal within the 1,000 ft. radius. The applicant may seek a waiver or variance from this rule. AARON UENO Chief Sanitarian, Hawaii District WP5I:SLU96-12.mi Exhibit K i~~~~8 SidneyFuke&Asa...;iates 100 Pauahi Street Sulte 212 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ~ ConsuPong Land Use Planners Telephone: X806) 969-1522 • Fax: (806)969-7996 December z, 1996 ~96 DEC ~f p~ 2 _H_ Ms. Virginia Goldstein, Director ~~~~rT; Qr cI:.W Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,-Hawaii 96720 Dear Ms. Goldstein: SUBJECT: SLU 96-12 & REZ 96-28 Requests - James McCUlly, TMK: 1-6-3: 5 Thank you for sending me a copy of the Department of Health's comments on the subject matter. At this time, the applicant intends to subdivide the property and sell the lots to individuals or firms interested in using the site for uses consistent with the light industrial zoning. As such, the wastewater requirements will be all handled by the respective property owners and in a manner consistent with the prevailing requirements of the Department of Health. The applicant is also aware that since a portion of the site falls within a thousand feet of a drinking well, there may be additional wastewater requirements for the affected area. Zn that regard, the applicant intends to convey said information to the prospective lot owners. We trust the foregoing adequately responds to the agency's comments. If not or if there are further comments, please feel free to contact me. Thank you very much. Sincerely, ~ ` - SIDNEY M. FUKE Planning Consultant cc Aaron Ueno, Chief Sanitarian, Hawaii District James McCully '~;,~c~ ~~'~1 ,lames McCully State Laud Ilse District: Agriculture to Urban District County Change of lone: Agricultural (A-ZOa) to Agricultural (A-3a) and light Industrial (ML-20) Tax Map Key: (3) 1-h-03: 5 Keaau, Vuna, Hawaii COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICATION FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT (15 ACRES OR LESS) APPLICANT: James McCully APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE: v~/\ MAILING ADDRESS: P•0. Box 35 , Hakalau, Hawaii 96710 TELEPHONE: (BUS) 963-6233 (HOME) same LANDOWNER: James McCully LANDOWNER'S SIGNATURE: TAX MAP KEY: 1-6-03: 5 LAND AREA: 14.3+ acres CURRENT STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Agriculture REQUESTED STATE LAND USE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION: Urban THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: A. Non-refundable filing and processing fee of two hundred dollars. e. Original and fifteen copies of: 1. Application form. 2. Location map. 3. Preliminary site plan, drawn to scale, with all existing and proposed structures and improvements shown thereon. 4. Reasons for the requested change and written description of the property and proposed development, including but not limited to: a. The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards, and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing ordinances, plans and documents; and b. The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable district standards. C. A minimum 2-foot by 3-foot presentation map requested under B.3, above. 0400q PD 2/26/87 APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT Ja McCully APPLICANT: APPLICANT' S SIGNATURE: v-^ v U. pA':'E; ADDRESS: P 0. Box 355 Hak lau, HI 96710 LIST APPLICADIT'S INTEREST IF NOT OWNER LIST PRINCIPAL(S) INCLUDING NA,1E5 OF `1AIN OFFICERS TELEPHONE-3USiNE55: 963-6233 RESIDENCE; same REQUEST•Agriculture (A-20a) Tp Light Industrial (ML-20) and A-3a (ExistLng zoning) (Proposed zoning) TAX MAP iCEY: 1-6-03: 5 AREA OF PROPERTY OR AFFECTED AREA(S) TO BE REZONED: 31+ acres LANDOWNER(S): ames McCully n' I i ~ OWNER'S SIGNATURE vv-~- \J DAT°: (May 'oe by letter) ~ AG ^c NT: §idney Fuke ADDRESS: 100 Pauahi Street, Suite 212 Hilo HI 96720 TELEPHONE-BUSINESS: 969-1522 RESIDENCE: same Please indicate to whom original correspondence and copies should be Sidney Fuke COPIES James McCully sent. ORIGINAL (See Instructions in Back) ATTACHMENT Commercial, RM, Resort, & Industrial PLANNING DEPARTh£NT COUNTY OF HAWAII APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE 1. If your request is approved, do you intend to subdiviae the subject land in accordance with the approved change of zone? yes If yes, please answer the rest of question 1 and then to que~ion 3. a. How many acres of the requested area do you intend to 14+ acres subdivide? b. Into what lot sizes? 1/2 to 1 acre c. If your request is approved, approximately how long after the date of approval do you expect to submit your subdivision plans to the Planning Department immediatel for preliminary approval? Y If you intend to subdivide, please submit a preliminary schematic subdivision plan together with your change of zone application form. 2. If you nave no firm plans of subdividing the subject area, do you intend to: a. Sell or lease the land to someone who has firm plans? b. Sell or lease the land to someone who has tentative plans? c. Sell or lease the land to someone who has no plans? d. Keep it? e. Other (please state) f. If you intend to do either a, b, or c, please elaoorate on the kind of plans the other party has. Please, also, include in your answer approximately how soon after approval of your rezoning do you expect to transfer the subject land to another party. 3. What specific building plans do you have for the subject land? Include in your answer the following: type of ouilding (apartment, office, launderette, etc.); financing arrangement; timetable for construction; and any other information which you feel might help us in evaluating your request. The project is intended to provide industrially-zoned, fee simple lots proximate to Keaau Town. No buildings are being planned by the applicant over any of the proposed lots. 4. Have you performed any study which would demonstrate a need for your proposed building and/or development? no If so, please elaborate on your findings in the space provided below. -2- 5. Have you performed any study which discusses the environmental impacts your request would nave on the surrounding area and/or the County? yes If so, please elaborate on .your findings in the space provided oelow. Please refer to planning report in application. 6. Are there any buildings on the subject area? no If so, what kind? What do you intend to do with those buildings if your request is approved? 7. Is the subject land currently being used for any no agricultural activitity? If so, please list the kinds of products grown and on how many square feet or acres of land per product. -3- J 8. To your knowledge, has there been any flooding and/or no drainage problem on the subject area? If so, please describe the problem. 9. Do you think that the roads leading to the subject area yes needs improvement? If so, what kind? The extension of Milo Street needs to be improved. This will be done in conjunction with other proposed developments in the area. Once the Keaau By-Pass is constructed, however, direct access onto this Highway, via Milo Street will be possible, thus reducing any anticipated burden along the mauka portion of Milo Street. Is the road adequate for the proposed traffic volume or load? yes 10. What sort of governmental assistance and/or improvements do you feel will be needed in the subject area when developed? Yes No a. Schools x x b. Roads x c. Sewer x d. Drainage x e. Police Protection f. Fire Protection g. Recreational Facilities x h. Public Utilities x i. Other x -4- For those checked ~~yes,~~ please elaborate what type or kinds of improvements and/or assistance are needed. 11. Have you performed any historic sites study and/or survey of the subject area? If so, what were the results? Please, also, submit a copy of the study together with this change of zone supplement. Please refer to Planning Report in application. Signature: 1 Hakalau, H 96710 Address: P. d. Box 355 Telephone: 963-6233 Date: -5- 6338A/50A P.D. 5/84 aTT ~C:~:IT ? agricultural rezoning PLV~PII:iG DEPaRTAtEVT CO[NT'I OF :-L1WaII aPPLICaT_i0Y FOR Ci?~VGE OF ZOYE If your request is approved, do you intend to subdivide the subject land in accordance ~.aith the approved change of cone? ~ YeS If ves, please_nswer the rest of question 1 and then tc question 3. a. How aany acres of the requested area do you intend to subdivide.' 17+ acres Into 'shat iot sizes? 3 acres c. your request is approved, approximately how ion, af`er toe date of approval do you =_spect to submit your subdivisicn plans immediately to tae Manning Department for preliminary approval? Do ?ou intend to 'guild houses on the newly created lots? no If es, please answer the following questions: On how mar_y of those lots? at what approximate price range? House Lot Total approximately how long, after approval of the subdivision, could the first house be available for occupancy? If you intend to subdivide, please submit a areliminary schematic subdivision plan together with your change of zone application forn. 2. If you have no firm plans of subdividing the subject area; do you intend to: a. Se11 or lease the land to someone who has firm plans? b. Sell or lease Che Land to someone who has tentative plans? c. Se11 or lease the land to someone who has no plans? d. Keep it? e. Other (please state) P.D. 2 5/84 y. f. If you intend to do either a, b, c, olease elaborate on the kind of plans the other party has. Please, also, include in your answer approximately haw soon after approval of your rezoning do you expect to transfer the subject land to another party. 3. Do you think that your request and ycur further plans for the _and will alleviate the Local housing situation? yes How? $y pnoviding additional lots - which can be used also as a farm dwelling - the project should increase the opportunity for home building. 4. :1re there any buildings on the subject areal no if so, what kind? SShat do you intend to do with those buildings if your request is approved? Is the subject land currently being used for any agricultural activity? no If so, please list the 'ands of products grown and on how aany square feet or acres of land per product. o. was ~~our request to allow for the creation of smaller agricultural lots? yes If so, did your plan include the following considerations? yes a. Commodity to be produced? What kinds of.commodity? floricultural activities b. Suitablility of the oroposed lot-size for [hat commodity? yes c. Sufficient farm size to allow reasonable chance of success in commercial agriculture? More for back-yard or supportive agricultural uses. d. ~gricuitural leases or ocher :arms of assurance that potent=al buyers or leases would but the subject_rea into cone corm of agricultural usz? no 'lease ;fate thz proooszd Cane o oc arrangement. ?lease submit your agricuicural ~1ans or the subject aria and JreS a.^.C eV id enCe OL COnS _~=er3tiJ? OL .he abOVe reCUlre^,.e^CS =J~A t[`°_r 1Ji~h :;Our rat L'eSL tOr 3 Change oL ZOne. Please refer to planning report - If ~cu ao cat int=_nd _o subdivide .he aub;ec= _and .or cone sort Jr agricultura'_ purposz, Tease stata ,;our other reasons. 7. To your :~nowlzdge, has there Seen ary =loodia; and; or drainage problem on the subject area? n0 I- so, Tease descr7_Se the orobLem. 8. Do 7ou think that the roads Leading ro the subject area needs improvements? yeS Ii so, what (rind? Is the road adeouate Eor the Jrooosed crap°ic volume or load? Yes, with the by-pass 9. 4dhat sort of ~overnmer.tal assistance and/or improvements do you [==L „ill be needed in the subject area when developed? Yes Vo a. Schools x b. Roads x c. Sewer is d. Drainage x -3- Yes Vo e. ?olice Protection x E. sire ?rotection x Recreational Facilitizs x h. Public f:tilities x Otier x °or those ::hecked "yzs," phase elaboratz what type or ':rinds of _c:provement> and/or assistance are needed. j , Signature: ~~1~ Address: P•O.B x 355 Hakalau, HI 96710 Telephone: 963-6233 Date: _q- JAMES MCCULLY STATE LAND USE DISTRICT: AGRICULTURE TO URBAN DISTRICT CHANGE OF ZONE: AGRICULTURAL (A-20A) to AGRICULTURAL (A-3A) AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (ML-20) TAX MAP KEY: (3) 1-6-03: 5 KEAAU, PUNA, HAWAII I. GENERAL REQUEST The applicant, James McCully, is requesting a * State Land Use boundary amendment from Agriculture to Urban; and * County rezoning from Agricultural (A-20a) to Agricultural (A-3a) and Light Industrial (ML-20) for a 31+ acre parcel. The subject property is located in Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, Tax Map Key: 1-6-03: 5. (Figure 1) The requests are to allow the development of a 14-lot light industrial subdivision and a 5-lot agricultural subdivision. II. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION A. Project Location The subject parcel approximates a rectangular shaped parcel and is located in the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar mill in Keaau. Specifically, it is located beyond the end of the paved portion of Milo Street. A Special Permit (SP 96-3) was recently issued for a greenhouse material supply house on a property immediately across or south of the subject property. (Figure 2) There are several accesses to the subject site. These include the extension of Milo Street; a north/south access that goes to a papaya processing and packing plant; and a road coming from the Keaau- Pahoa Highway. All of these accesses are private. The proposed Keaau-Pahoa By-pass Road is expected to be constructed immediately mauka or Milo Street side of the subject property. Additional discussion of the access will be covered below. -1- ~ ) . ___,i:. ~:h'z- ~ k.~_i'- k - 1,_._~i_._n •t~~P-.~i:2 t:';:i \rz. r f. rr. .Ei .e /I~I,YY E ! ~ y 5~ 1 F~' '?J»y n6:tZG~__ y a _ i - rr ~ / 11 R i P N %'J.~~c.: Sr ~r ~a~.uy:L7~~`[J C~n~~a A'.E j 1 . /&r'~ d ~ c{~r1 1. Y~ o. Br: LLC~l21L:_!'simGJ935 ~ ° ° i6i11~ r - .L z Y~ - 543 c V \ 1±~• ' 0 o j• r. 1{ yf+f j 1. 1 ~ pr 1~- { F: L ~ t ~ ? Fy (E~j ~ 4~I I' i z ~ l tl _ o ` 1 o ~ _ Y~_.' ( 11 q1 f _ e ~ ~ ~ ~ { _ 1 , _ Y ° ~ ~ 7 l` ~ ::ter / n ~ ,~n a p 9 a ~ r 1 q I * = ~a f Ae v^r is d y l ~ 1 .r ~ tai 1 7o Ply ^ ~ ~y 1~ f Y) I~IP k gwa ~ .ml~y.. ~t~o. i~l rC~ .gym i~~~a~V 1~ " r ~ 1 F V . ~ ; ~ll r yys ~ ~ x ~ -1_-_ f S~ 2 I ~ 11 ~p r u` ~r ~ m _ ~ y A t _ ? J~ ~ ~ J•r. 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Below Milo Street and in the vicinity of the subject parcel, the uses include abandoned sugar cane fields, the HELCO power plant at the former mill site, existing flower packing plant, and a food processing plant. It should also be noted that immediately across of and to the south of the subject parcel, a Special Permit for a greenhouse sales operation was granted. Further, a Special Permit for a school and church complex was approved generally to the east or makai of the subject parcel. There does not visually appear to be any active agricultural activity in the immediate vicinity. III. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The applicant hopes to develop a mixture of agricultural and industrial lots to service the needs of the community and region. (Figure 3) Given the soil condition and the location of the property, the applicant believes that the site could support small-scale agricultural and floricultural ventures. Similarly, its location readily lends itself to light industrial uses that not only would or can be supportive of the potential agricultural uses but the needs of the village of Keaau and the immediate surrounding area. The village of Keaau is immediately adjacent to the site, and there are no fee simple industrial lands in the village. Then, too, some of the lots could support any packing and related agricultural functions that the proposed adjoining lots or the agricultural community in this area may need. Because of the site's proximity to Keaau Village, the applicant would like to provide amenities that complement and not detract from the village. These include County standard road within the project and a requirement for landscaping within the respective industrial lots and those lots fronting the proposed Keaau-Pahoa By-Pass Road. -2- I ~ I I~ U in Q 0 m a Uo N~ _i o lo7n z N; N U N~ u N in ~ ~c 0 m N U Q ~i 0 N N ~ U U Q 1~ Q 0 0 6 R1 m I 1 ~ _ l) N ~ ~ ~ Q ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ a _ N ~ ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ I ~ I U U ~ d N I Y I o - ~ 1 Ul 1 IA ~ ~ f+ Q 0 1 ~ ' i u ~ Figure 3 ~ N Proposed Project C 1 9_ ~ m m~Q 1 I ~ i9 U N i,~ NOG _ r ~ 1 ? F ~ ~ ~i _ ~ ~T I~~i.o._ _ " 1 1 These lots are intended to be sold at market price, geared to Big Island residents. Development of the subject parcel is proposed to begin immediately upon securing all required permits. The target goal is to begin construction of the subdivision in early or mid 1997 and sale/occupancy one year thereafter. IV. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS A. State Land Use Classification The State Land Use district classification of the subject parcel is Agricultural. A 14+ acre portion of this site is proposed for an Urban classification to allow the development of the light industrial subdivision. It should be noted that since 1985, pursuant to a State law, the Counties are allowed to process amendments involving land areas of fifteen acres or less. In this case, the proposed area of reclassification would be less than fifteen acres. The balance of the property (17+ acres) would be kept in the Agricultural District. The proposed A-3a zoning would be consistent with that classification. B. County General Plan The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map (LUPAG) designates the property for Industrial Use. The proposed uses would be consistent with that designation. It should be noted that although a portion of this property would still be kept in the Agriculture District, its use should not frustrate the long- range industrial objectives sought to be accomplished by the General Plan. Should the situation arise in the future, industrial uses would still be possible. C. Zoning Code The subject parcel is currently zoned Agriculture (A-20a) by the County. The applicant is requesting Light Industrial (ML-20) and Agriculture (A-3a) -3- zonings. If the zonings were approved, the land would be subdivided in accordance with the County Subdivision Code. D. Special Management Area (SMA) The subject parcel is not located within the County SMA. V. INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS A. Water Water service is available to the site. There is an 8-inch water line fronting the subject site. It should also be noted that there is a l0-inch water line running along the eastern edge of the site. This line provides water from the wells at the former Puna Sugar Mill site to the Olaa-Mt. View System's Station No. 3. It also provides service to the parcel adjacent and to the east of the subject site. While the location of the line does not excessively inhibit the development of the property, the applicant may want to have the line relocated. Should that be the case, the applicant will coordinate its efforts with the Department of Water Supply before anything is done. Any on- and off-site water improvements required to service this development will be done by the applicant. B. Roadway Upon completion of the Keaau-Pahoa By-Pass Road, that new road would serve as the principal access to the subject parcel. The extension of Milo Street would also serve as the "interim" primary access and eventually - upon completion of the By-Pass - as another access to the subject site. Milo Street, which is a County road, intersects with the Old Volcano Road. The Old Volcano Road has a right-of-way of 50 feet, with a 20-foot pavement. Milo Street which is also a County road, has an -4- existing 18-foot wide pavement with 4-foot wide rolled asphaltic-concrete curb sidewalks along the southern (Volcano) side. At the end of Milo Street to the subject property, there is a private road lot (TMK: 1-6-02:98) that is owned by W.H. Shipman, Ltd. This portion of the road is paved to a width of approximately 28 feet up to the subject site. This portion of the road lot will be eventually conveyed to either the State or County as part of the By-Pass project, as Milo Street is planned to intersect with the By-Pass. It should also be noted that in conjunction with previous approvals in this area, the road fronting the subject parcel up to Milo Street will be improved with a 20-foot wide pavement and a 5-foot wide walkway. Figure 4 shows the site's relation to what the applicant understands is the State's "preferred" or "selected" alignment for the By-Pass. It also reflects the applicant's initial rough concept for the project, which has subsequently been replaced by the concept plan noted in Figure 3. A portion of the preferred alignment may affect the subject site. In that event, the applicant will work together with the State to resolve this matter. No direct access to the By-Pass is being proposed. Based on discussions with staff of the State Department of Transportation, the applicant has learned that instead of the Milo Street extension, the State is looking an alternative intersection further north. In either case, access from the proposed By-Pass would be possible to service this project. The roadway within the proposed subdivision would be County standard, with a 60-foot right-of-way and a 20-foot pavement. A Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) was prepared for this project (APPENDIX A). The report concluded that the proposed project "is not expected to have -5- \ ~ / i i SOS ~ ~ ~ ~ p ~ I f~_.. i' ~ f ~ ~ ~ ~ r' ~ ~ ~ "11 ~ afo 5 ~ - , , , c.,~ ~ ~ ~ ___1 i'~ ~ ,-..-~~I ~ l~ l(~ `1I ~ `1 ~ ' ~ ~ ~ C,'r l ,~u ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; I ~ ~ , • _-i ~ ,i- i ~ ~ .KI_ "~A ~ - ~ ~V ~ I ~ - - - 4„ ~ ~ ~ = ' _ ~ _ t 9' 1~~J . ;~~~~Y~ ' i~ \ , V~1 t ~ J V ' gubject ProPertq ~i~ i w ....1 ~ ~ I I G C~ V ~ ~ C~J ~ \V ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~l, 1 ~ I l y ~ Y~ ~ ~ _ ~ ll ~ ~J~ - I _ ~ - ~ ~ \ t _ ~ ~ fR - J I ~ ~I /'vY~I` (J/ ~ ( / 1 I jl/ n~ / Figure 4 Location of Proposed Keaau Bq-Pass Road an adverse traffic impact on the neighboring roadway system." Further, with the construction of the By- Pass, the traffic impact on existing roadways should be reduced. C. Wastewater System As there is no municipal system in this area, a cesspool or a septic system meeting with the prevailing requirements of the State Department of Health's rules and regulations will be installed by the respective lotawners. D. Utilities All essential utilities are currently available to the area. These include telephone and electricity. E. Public Services Police services, fire protection services, public government agencies, and schools are located in the village of Keaau, less than 1 mile from the subject property. Being proximate to Keaau, the request should not require any significant extension of government services. VI. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS A. General Description The site is located near the 300 foot elevation level. The site is generally level with no significant on-site undulations. The mean annual rainfall in this area ranges between 125 to 175 inches. B. Soils THe USDA Soil Conservation Service Soil Survey Report classifies the soils of the property to be of the Olaa series, specifically the Olaa Silty Clay Loam (OaC). This series is characterized by moderately deep, moderately fine soil. Permeability is rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard slight. This type of soil was formerly used mainly for sugarcane. -6- A The Land Study Bureau Overall Master Productivity Rating for the subject property's agricultural use is Class "C" or fair. This suggests the site does have good productivity potential for orcriard or pasture use. C. Drainage The U.S. Corps of Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property use as Zone "C", area of minimal flooding. Standard drainage improvements to accommodate the proposed subdivision would be developed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Public Works. D. Floral/Faunal Although there were no professional surveys conducted of the floral and faunal resources of the parcel, the applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral and faunal resources are likely to be found on the subject parcel. The site of the proposed use has already been cleared. It was previously planted in sugar cane, and is now overgrown with "California" and "guinea" grass. Thus, floral impacts should be minimal. Further, the quasi-urban setting of the subject and immediately surrounding area plus the extent of previous improvements to the site, impacts to any endangered faunal species should be negligible. E. Archaeological Features No archaeological inventory survey was conducted of the subject parcel. However, given its former sugar cane use, it is highly unlikely that archaeological remains would be found on the site. Nonetheless, during the course of developing the subdivision, should any unanticipated archaeological features or sites be uncovered, work will cease and the applicant will immediately notify the Planning Director. -7- VII. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT AND REZONING REQUESTS A. Agricultural Impact Neither the subject site nor the immediately adjacent properties have had recent agricultural use. The site, however, was used for sugar cane over 20 years ago. Thus, its resource potential has already been established. Notwithstanding the site's agricultural resource potential, there are other considerations that would suggest that this project would not militate against the State and County's long-term agricultural objectives. For one, the surrounding areas are already in some form of existing or proposed urban uses. These include residential, industrial (power plant, packing plant), commercial (proposed farm and garden supply store), and related urban uses, such as a proposed church and school. Thus, the requested Urban portion of this project should not be inherently inconsistent with those uses. Then, too, the balance of the property will be developed in a manner where hopefully some form of agricultural uses can occur on the property. It is hoped that with a reduced acreage (3 acres), there would be more interest in the region to utilize the property for small-scale agricultural pursuits. In sum, this project would not have a major impact on agricultural uses in the area. At the same time, it could encourage some measure of small-scale agricultural uses in a rural environment. B. Locational Considerations The site falls within an area characterized by "city like" concentrations of people and is functionally contiguous to urban area. There is a mixture of urban type of land uses in this general vicinity, as noted above. This site amounts to an extension of this urban area. -8- As such, this project would not lead to "scattered" development. C. Infrastructural Considerations All required infrastructure to service this project are or will be made available by the applicant. 1. Roadways The proposed Keaau-Pahoa Bypass Road will serve as the principal access to the subject property. This bypass is presently under design and will be available in conjunction with the planned opening of this project. Should there be some inadvertent delays, then, interim access via Milo Street, a County-owned roadway, would be secured. All interior roads would be constructed by the applicant. As such, there should be little or no additional burden on the part of the County to upgrade existing infrastructure to accommodate this project. 2. Wastewater Since no municipal system is available in this area, cesspool or septic system meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health will be installed by the various developers of the respective industrial lots. Given the site's proximity to the Keaau Wells, close coordination and/or required approvals from the State Department of Health will be made for any wastewater system. 3. Water County water is available to this site. The source and existing water line should be sufficient to accommodate the needs of this project. The applicant will construct necessary subdivision water system improvements. -9- 4. Utilities All other utilities such as electricity and telephone are currently available to the area. 5. Public Protection and Government Services These services are currently available to the area. The police station and fire station are located in Keaau, less than a mile from the subject site. D. Environmental Considerations 1. Floral and Faunal Features Portions of the site have already been cleared. There is no history of this area being a known habitat for rare or endangered plant or animal life. As such, it is anticipated that there should be no significant impact to those resources. 2. No On-Site Development Constraints The site is not designated as being within a floodway. Thus, no significant drainage problems are anticipated. Further, the slope of the property is less than 10 percent, which is not unusual for this area. Thus, the terrain should not lend itself to developmental problems either for the subject or surrounding properties. 3. Archaeological Features No archaeological survey was done of the site. Given its past agricultural use where the land had been cleared, it is highly unlikely that there would be any archaeological features found on the site. Nonetheless, should there be any inadvertent discoveries during the course of developing this project, work will immediately cease and contacts with the Planning Department will be made. -lo- E. Relationship to Public Plans 1. Hawaii State Plan One of the goals of the State Plan calls for the assurance of the availability of agriculturally suitable lands with adequate water to accommodate present and future needs. This request, while removing some agriculturally zoned lands, would still make small scale agricultural pursuits possible with the balance of the site. These proposed agricultural lots would be serviced with water, thus making them more possible for agricultural activities. The Plan also calls for the orderly development of urban areas while being sensitive to community needs. In this situation, the site is functionally contiguous to an urban area. It will also provide some land uses (industrial and small-scale agricultural lots) that are not readily available proximate to Keaau. The area also is or will be provided with sufficient infrastructure so as not to burden existing government services. All on-site infrastructure will be developed by the applicant. 2. County General Plan The Plan designates this area for Industrial uses, and the requested uses are consistent with said designation. The requested A-3a zoning would not frustrate the General Plan's long term industrialization of this area. The other goals and policies of the General Plan relative to infrastructure, compatibility with surrounding areas, environmental considerations and the like are covered in the earlier sections. -11- APPENDIX A TRA~FI~ !i~'!6'AC:T ,<\PdALYSiS KF.AA.IJ iV~iC1E.1STrtlAL SUBC)NISION #3~,~: 'i C!0 'au ~;;;°faei, 5s~si.~a ?'11 f-4iPcay Fi~;~r~ii ~'~AIZG< C TRBLE OF CONTtNTS Page No. Project Description 1 F_xisting Conditions 1 Traffic Conditions 3 Traffic Impact Analysis 11 Conclusion 13 Figures Figure 1 Location Map Figure ? Existing Traffic Volumes ~l Figure 3 Year 2003 SDOI" Traffic Forecasts Without and with Keaau-E3ypass Road 5 Figure 4 Year ?_003 Ambient l"raffic Fgrecast 6 Figure 5 Projer_t-Generated Traffic Assignment 9 figure 6 Year 2003 Total Traffic For.:cast 10 fables Treble 1 -Grip Distribution Summary 8 Table 2 Level gf Service Summary Milo Street at Iteaau F3ypass Road 12 Ar)oendlC2S Appendix A Abstract of Methodology for the Capacity Anaily:~is for Unsign<:rlized Intersectio-7s lppendix B "traffic Couirts Appendix C Traffic Calculations 7"RP.FFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REPORT KEAAU INDUSTRIAL SUE3DIVISION An industrial subdivision is being proposed in Keaau, Hawaii. This report documents the results of a study conducted to evaluate the traffic impacts of the proposed project. The study included forecasting future traffic conditions and analyzing the forecast volumes to determine the need for any mitigatir7g actions. P~ect Descri tion James McCully proposes to develop an industrial subdivision in Keaau, Haws,ii. A 15 acre site would be developed into 1/2 to one acre tats. l~he proposed uses would be somewhat akin to businesses found in iFre Shipman Industriai Subdivision. The project site is identified by TMK: 1-6-03: 05 and Is located rnakai of the proposed Keaau Bypass Road across the Milo Street inter;>ection. -1 he project site is shown on Figure 1. The project is a:asumed to have its access to the Keaau Bypass Road across tfre Milo Street ir~itersectian. For tY7e purposes of tf-iis study, it was assumed that the project would reach full occupancy in the year 2003. -(-his is tf~e planning year that tra3fic forecasts,for the proposed Keaau Bypass Road have been m=ade. Existinq_Conditior~s Milo Street is a two lane roadway in Keaau serving as a collector road for a residential area. Sorne of this residential traffic is expected to use the Keaau Bypass P,oa,d when it opens. Turning movernent traffic volume counts were taken on August 6, 1996, at the Mila Street/Old Volcano Road intersection. l he counts were taken during both rnarning and afternoon peak periods. All of tl'~e traffic turning into or from Milo Streef was ass~_rmed to be residential traffic. The worksheet for the traffic n u A{.I .~.Ll.a~s..?. ~•r ,r n ,u I ~ N f „ ; _ ~ ® I 0 1 / t 72~ ` a ~ sro ~~.~a~ ~ t 1 C ~ ~ ~j ~ ti l. ~ i P7 ~ < 7~< ~ 9z ~9_JI t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ 4 i ` +7 i J v ^ ~ ~ ~ Study Intersection: ttH Old Volcano Road/ ~ Milo Street g•~ , ~ ? -y ~f~ ~ + / ~ '4C ~ /3 J. 46.~?c1. J~?'/I of /Y~/y~•/ ~ ~ fH?.•a•: N.si.a.wi Ger~vi r !+4++u1 ffirr~yrc.. ~ ~l iyAM(w//F'AT/ON/L GlluO r / ~ 1 yl 'pB}Eric. hw~ ,Mx /l / 11 t,' N.s",` ,~rr~+''`~~~ ~R~d ,tii1p, Srr °y ~"cE IMSETB -ter ..,r 1 ~ ' , g Project Site ~ r v 1 I nr ~t .s+....... w ~ 03./1 Ae. ~ / rf/~ (l: 1 4 ]Xi ll y~' / ~ td I~f 9• -y C72 s ~'Y' .a ~~r/ ~y `?~c ~6 ~ .p L ~s A, ~J ~ `a. r` ~ z79.c/z A<. spa .ors) _ ~.~„~s ~ FIGURE 1 J. G.vv/r J ~f h.,~~~•, ~dne a....ra..r +ro~' ` a/L C~h+*ESJ3d: 1G ~•~r •r oAi -•-.-f/ i 2. count is included in the Appendix. The current peak hour traffic volumes are shown cn Figure 2. Traffic Forecasts The opening of the proposed Keaau Bypass Road will have a significan4 effect on traffic in Keaau. Although the opening date is not certain, the State Department of Transportation prepared traffic forecasts for the years 2003 and 2013. The year 2003 State traffic forecasts included in the "Traffic Impact Analysis Report for Keaau-Pahoa Road, Keaau Town Section" (1993, prepared by Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.) were used as the basis for the ambient traffic forecasts. Based on the aforementioned traffic report, the proposed Keaau Bypass Road would divert over half the traffic traveling on the Keaau-Pahoa Road and Mamalahoa Highway between Hilo and Puna. Figure 3 extracts the traffic forecasts for the year 2003 with and without the Bypass Road. The turning movements with major changes in traffic volumes include the Keaau-Pahoa Road right turn to Mamalahoa Highway and the left turn from Mamalahoa Highway to Keaau-Pahoa Road. The Bypass Road will also provide another outlet for the Milo Street ' residents to the roadway system. It was assumed that one-third the traffic currently entering/leaving Milo Street on Old Volcano Road would be diverted to the Bypass Road. The resultant ambient traffic forecasts for the Bypass Road intersection is shown on Figure 4. The State Department of Transportation has indicated that Milo Street will cross the Bypass Road and go further makai. They also indicated that the intersection should be unsignalized with no turning movement restrictions. These conditions were assumed for this study. 3. ,Z¦ w 0 rl N / ~ ro J 9~_ 3 2 ~ _ s-- 70 0 ~ ~J c c ~ iC U 5 4 o ~ 2 0 8 ~ a. q ~ Q d N W ~ LL I-- L ~ o o ~a ~I ~ s o O i ~ ~ 115 0 ~ e Y R 16 --'r a w 36 4 Q. O Q 4. N Ald..,EAK HOUR o N R-- 0 (814 ) ¦ ¦.~._........o._. YP ~ Keaau B ass Road • oo~o `y .-I .-f r c"i _ M M ~ N •`1 ! R-- 1400 (587) ~ 5 3 ( 51) ~ l/ • R--- 0 (814 ) 1485 (621) Keaau-Pahoa Road N Mamalahoa ~ !_ege~d: Highway xxx Volume without Bypass Road (xxx) Volume with Bypass Road PM PEAK HOUR 0 1- o (zso) ¦ w ¦ . r. a r Keaau Bypass Road N r ° r m r N r v ~ 537 (257) 34 ( 29) 0 0 f280) ® X54 (274) Keaau-Pahoa Road Mamalahoa" Source: Traffic Assignment Project TA 93-14 Highway ~ Keaau Bypass Road Project No. 1308-01-92 N C' FIGURE 3 Y"EAR 2003 SDOT TRAFFIC FORECASTS WITHOUT AND WITH KEAAU-BYPASS ROAD 5. ¦ N` AM PEAK HOUR Miio street - 5 10 s ~j 24s Keaau Bypass Road o ais Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Miio street io s 20 • pis Keaau Bypass Road io -s 2ao Project Site FIGURE 4 YEAR 2003 AMBIENT TRAFFIC FORECAST 6. The traditional procedure of trip generation, distribution and assignment was used to estimate the number of vehicle trips which would be generated by the proposed project in both peak hours, the distribution of these trips by direction of travel, and the specific turning movements affected. Trip generation volumes for an industrial park were obtained from the Institute of Transportation Engineers "Trip Generation" (Fourth Edition, 1984). The data sheet for industrial parks does not give a per acre trip generation rate. Rather, it presents anon-linear curve that shown the volume of peak hour (for both AM and PM) trips generated by industrial parks ranging from 5 to 140 acres. Fora 15 acre park, the following trip generation volumes apply: AM peak hour: 155 vph inbound 35 vph outbound PM peak hour: 40 vph inbound 160 vph outbound The trip distribution step assumed the following distribution based on the directional flow of traffic on the Bypass Road: to/from Hilo via the Bypass Road - 75% to/from Puna via the Bypass Road - 25% Very little project generated traffic is expected to use Milo Street to get to Old Volcano Road. The results of this calculation are shown on Table 1. The assignment of these trips to the two study intersections are shown on Figure 5. The ambient traffic volumes (Figure 4) were added to the project generated trips (Figure 5) to obtain the total forecast volumes shown on Figure 6. F TABLE 1 TRIP DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Direction of Travel Travel Percent In Out In Out Bypass Road to Puna 25 40 10 10 40 Bypass Road to Hilo 75 115 25 30 120 155 35 40 160 s. r N A AM PEAK HOUR Milo Street - lls Keaau Bypass Road 40 10 25 Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Milo Street 30 Keaau Bypass Road 10 40 120 Project Site FIGURE 5 ' PROJECT-GENERATED TRAFFIC°ASSIGNMENT 9. s N~ Mito Street - AM PEAK HOUR s to • 245 ~5 115 Keaau Bypass Road als 40 -y o Lo zs Project Site PM PEAK HOUR Milo Street 10 5 20 `I ~ 715 30 Keaau Bypass Road l o 2so Lo ~ 40 120 Project Site FIGURE 6 YEAR 2003 TOTAL TRAFFtC~ FORECAST 10. Traffic Impact Analysis The traffic impact of the proposed project was evaluated by analyzing the traffic levels of service with the project against the without project conditions. A project can be considered to have an adverse traffic impact if a change to an undesirable level of service can be attributed to the project. If an adverse traffic impact is identified, then there would be a need for mitigating actions. The methodology for calculating levels of service at an unsignalized intersection from the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual Special Report 209 (1984) was used. The methodology calculates the levels of service for several critical movements (the outbound movements from the stop sign controlled side street and the left turn movements from the main through street). The results range from level of service A (best) to F (worst). Traffic improvements should be considered for level of service F conditions. The ambient and total traffic forecast conditions were analyzed. The results of the analysis are shown on Table 2. During both peak hours, the intersection showed no change in levels of service from ambient to total forecast conditions indicating no traffic impact that could be attributed to the proposed project. The levels of service with the total forecast are at E for the left turn out from Milo Street and A for the right turn out from Milo Street for both peak hours. The eastbound left turn from the Bypass Road is forecast to be at level of service D in the AM peak, but A in the PM peak. The westbound left turn will be at level of service A in the AM peak and B in the PM. Traffic signals will not be required at the intersection far the conditions forecast for 2003. The State Department of Transportation will incorporate appropriate intersection design features when the Keaau Bypass project is implemented. li. TABLE 2 LEVEL OF SERVICE SUMMARY MILO STREET AT KEAAU BYPASS ROAD AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour 2003 2003 2003 2003 Intersection and Approach Ambient Total Ambient Total Milo Street. Northbound Left Turn E E E E Right Turn A A A A Milo Street, Southbound Left Turn N/A E N/A E Right Turn N/A A N/A A Bypass Road Eastbound, Left N/A D N/A A Westbound, Left A A B B iz. Conclusion The proposed project is not expected to have an adverse traffic impact on the neighboring roadway system. _The proposed opening of the Keaau Bypass Road will help decrease traffic on the existing roadways. Traffic operations are expected to remain the same with the project as evidenced by the constant levels of service. 13. APPENDIX A ABSTRACT OF METHODOLOGY for the CAPACITY ANALYSIS FOR UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS ABSTRACT FOR METHODOLOGY for the CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS This abstract summarizes the procedures for analyzing the capacities of unsignalized intersections. These procedures are described in the Highway Capacity Manual. Special Report 209 (1985) by the Transportation Research 3oard. This manual "is a collection of techniques far estimating highway capacity that have been judged, through consensus, as the best available at the. time of publication." This manual does aot set legal standards for highway design but the procedures have become •aidely accepted and used in the traffic engineering profession. The capacity analysis procedure is based on a German method originally published in 1972 and translated in 1974, and modified for U. S. conditions by the TRB. It is intended for two-way STOP- and YIELD-controlled intersections and calculates the capacities of movements which cross or turn through the major traffic stream. The capacity of each movement is based on two factors: the gap distribution in.conflicting traffic streams and the gap acceptance behavior of drivers at such intersections. The basic steps in methodology are as follows: 1) Define intersection geometry and traffic volumes. 2) Determine the "conflicting conflicts" through which every minor street movement and major street left turn must cross. 3) Determine the size of the gap in the conflicting stream needed by vehicles in each movement crossing a conflicting traffic stream. 4) Determine the capacity of the gaps in the major traffic stream to accommodate each of the subject movements that ~ail1 utilize these gaps. 5) Adjust the capacities to account for impedance and the use of shared lanes. Tables and charts, as cue 11 as computer programs, have been developed to facilitate using this methodology. INTERSECTION DATA Key geometric factors include: number and use of lanes, channelization, percent grade, curb radii and approach angle, and sight distances. One hour volumes are specified by movement and converted to passenger cars per hour using the passenger car ecruivalents in TABLE 10-1. CONFLICTING TRAFFIC The conflicting movements each turning movement faces is summarized on Figure 10-2. The right turn movement from the minor street faces the least number of conflicting movements, the left turn movement from the minor street the most. Adjustments to the conflicting traffic volumes are shown on Figure 10-2. CRLTICAL GAP SIZE "The 'critical gap' is defined as the median time headway between two successive vehicles in the major traffic stream that is accepted by drivers. in a subject movement that must cross and/or emerge with the major street traffic." It is dependent upon a number of factors, including: 2. 1.idC ?.aSS cV Gc.R-Ga .Q C: inL_=VZS FOR UNSZG:Y.~L- ?cn i"T ZSEC:GYS :'!P°_ of Vt1" tSG GRAI]E ('~a) -°Oa _ _2n; _le ` i0 ,•v~..,.. ~ ~ w .~a ..f.~.u. v>noa..u•.r u ve..w..v u.e. ..~,e s .u.... u. ,w.aL,,...e.. ~ualecZ ^da vein enZ Caml:c:ng -raric, ~ Illustr3 Clbn i J i 91GHT -UFN':'// ` 'ram m~nar ~ ~ ' ~ -7 '_rT -U.9ry / ~ - `nom rnalor / ;ire<t ~ J ~ ~ ~ i I y ~ rO O 1 - i ~ /:b TH PO UGn PAVT 1/Z(V i" v V lrbm mmcr .a :a la a street. Jrb J:b J'b ' --'l a V ra I ~ 1 I ~ I s/. I ~I II oaf ~ ~ V • ~ O i ~5?T TU AIV 1l2(V V • V V t Jra ra a la 4 'ram minor j ..J • V ~ J'~.b ~ssreat. ~ b :b Ib la •Var J I I oa I / a ~ / ' V. mclutl ex cnly me wlume in the rrgnt nantl loon. 'Nnere a ngni"mrn lane rt orov~dea an molar sheet, ebmmate V, ar Vra• ""rvna<;ne nqn (-turn radius into minor 22reet n brq<antl/or wnere tnefe mbv<mentf are STOP/YI C! Oxon voll<O. el~mmdtC v, (Gse il, anO v,a antl/or Vrb:Gt<aI. Vrb maV a12o be el~mmatCtl on mul Ulan<mLOr 8ree[I. F.gu~< !0-L Dejmir+bn and camou/acbn of con/lic:rrtg :/v/jc ~aiurrtes: 3. 1) The type of maneuver being executed. 2) STOP or YIELD sign control. 3) The average running speed on the major street. 4) The number of lanes on the major street. 5) The geometries and environmental conditions at the intersection. The value of the c-itical gap is selected from Table 10-2. The basic critical gap is selected and adjustments and modifications made. POTENTIAL CAPACITY FOR MOVEMENT "The potential capacity is defined as the 'ideal' capacity for a specific movement," and is selected from Figure 10-3. It is based on the conflicting traffic volume and the critical gap. The result is read in passenger cars per hour. IMPEDANCE EFFECTS The methodology assumes tY~at vehicles use gaps at an unsignalized intersection in a prioritized manner. Thus, when traffic becomes congested in a high-priority movement, it can reduce the potential capacity of lower priority traffic movements. Given the priority of gap usage: 1) Left turn from the major street impede both through movements and left turns from the minor street. 2) Through movements from the minor streets impede left turns from the minor street. The impact of impedance is addressed by multiplying the potential capacity of a movement by a series of impedance 4. i iAdt= I6-~ Ccrr:Gt. CtA7 C22 ~Qt.~ <pR Ci uSlG,twL,ED i.Y[':2SEt-0`~5 3AStC ~ frlUl GM FDA PASSE4CER G0.S SEC 'iE}IIC:S NANECY eR wvF.ZAC2 iV>~NiyG?~.WAfOR TOAD AND I :O MPH SS .MPH ~ DF CDNTADL VU:AEER OF :.ANES ON .MAlO0. iDAD 1 RT :ram .`dinar Raga i~ stop ! iS A_° iS i.. ~aErj _ LO :9 Gass Yfa~or Rana 4rDP i.0 is ! zs ~.a ttEt.~ i.0 ss -.a izom atir:or 2aaa star - 6S ..0 i 3.0 3.: ~ 0.0 55 ".0 - nDjI:S::rtE:!:'S AND `ADDIF`.GTONS -D CZt:_CAL .-iA1. SEC R: ::am ~~[inar ~trrc C::ro :~ias > i0 tt ~ -4.-` .r mrn sgtc < '.Q' RT :iam Jiinor Strc_~ .~caa:_^tion im< - t:] ;mnd .a11 aovcmc¢:.'avutacan -EO.000 F -„ue a ..mte wrunt ,cn m.Ra .o pan wa -a u ...v ,ci~u~. u ier eom~m -.a.mm. i~.wnw ar ~u.cm asnc -lsvkc ma i ` ~ VI ~ ~ _ I . i i ~i I I I 1 a I I V A D I si~ I ~ ~ ~ t ~i ~ _ ~ '~~11 ~ 531 ~ 1~ - A l Ai ~ 601A A y +M ~ \ 6S, \ ~ \ \ ~ ! Iii \ \I V ~ VVV V ~ ~ °V t ~I 1A ~~T.S V I\ I ~l ~ I we.o ~ ~~~.I I V V ~ ~ I ~ ~ i\ y LEI I~ I I 1 y\1 ~~L _ ~ ~ i.aa Baca Frqur< 10-1. Parertda[ eaaaciry Dosed m 'O° aO0 iO° iOOO t2O0 ort cart/Iic:iny rra%~c volume. ana crr- mNNrn~ ra•FF~c s~eAUS v, ~vPwr _ _ i<c! gap sce. 5- factors for each higher priority impeding movement. Impedance factors are derived using Figure 10-5. SHARED LANE CAPACITY The methodology has assumed to this point that each minor street movement has an exclusive lane. In reality, most minor street approaches have two or three movements sharing one lane. An equation is used to compute the capacity of the shared lane. LEVEL OF SERVICE CRITERIA The above computations yield a capacity solution for each Lane on the minor street approaches and for left turn movements from the major streets. This figure is used to derive the reserve capacity, `_he difference bet:~een the capacity solution and the ~~olume of traffic using the lane. Level of service criteria are stated in general terms for general ranges of reserve capacity and delay, as follows: Level of Reserve Capacity Service Expected Delay ~ 400 A Little or no delay 300-399 B Short traffic delays 200-299 C Average traffic delays 100-199 D Long traffic delays 0- 99 E Very long traffic delays a/ F a/ a/ when demand volume exceeds the capacity of the lane, extreme delays will be encountered with queuing which may cause severe congestion affecting other traffic movements in the intersection. This condition usually warrants improvement to the intersection. 6. __ 7 I r-a . ! I I I 1 i i 1 i 0.6 I I I I I I I I I I 4 i LI I I I 1 I I i y 01 1 • 0 :a 40 50 30 !C0 1 C.APACrrY USE°3Y EXISTING i.E.3.1AN0.Percentage I?gr1re 10-5. Impedance�"ac:ars as a res•.�ir of I I canger:ed mavemenrS 7. APPENDIX B TRAFFIC COUNTS: AM PEAK: 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM PM PEAK: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM i~ TRAFFIC TURNING MOVEMENT COUNT KEEAU-McCULLY INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC STUDY Milo Street 4 3 LOCATION: Milo Street @ Old Volcano Road ~ ~ ~ DATE: Tuesday, August 6, 1996 j TIME: 6:30-8:30 am, 3:30-5:30 pm ^ 2 WEATHER: cloudy 5 ^ <---1 RECORDER: K. Duffy 6 _ Old Volcano Road TIME ~ MOVEMENT NUMBER PERIOD 1 1 2 3 4 5_ _ 6 j TOTAL 6:30-6:45 12 2 9 11 0 21 36 6:45-7:00 29 0 4 16 2 1. 52 7:00-7:15 ~ 14 4 2 12 1 7 ~ 40 7:15- 7:30 ~ 25 1 2 12 4 41 48 7:30-7:45 33 2 5 8 3 10 j 61 7:45 - 8:00 38 2 4 5 3 91 61 8:00-8:15 ~ 19 3 5 5 6 13 51 8:15- 8:30 I 13 4 5 7 3 8 40 6:30- 8:30 I 183 18 36 76 22 54 389 7:15-8:15 j 115 8 16 30 16 36 221 3:30- 3:45 i 20 i 1 3 8 14 24 I 80 3:45- 4:00 ~ 29 9 9 7 8 49 111 4:00- 4:15 ~ 19 6 9 5 9 43 91 4:15- 4:30 I 16 4 6 5 19 37 87 4:30- 4:45 ~ 17 5 5 3 15 50 95 4:45- 5:00 ~ 23 6 11 7 12 59 118 5:00- 5:15 ~ 20 13 7 1 10 471 98 5:15- 5:30 ~ 10 8 1 3 _17 52 91 3:30- 5:30 154 62 51 39 104 361 771 4:30-5:30 j 70 32 24 14 54 208 402 APPENDIX C TRAFFIC CALCULATIONS UNSIGNALIZED INTERSECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) CALCULATIONS (AM AND PM PEAKS) a w 1 I ~ OI I ~~jj •TNj I I d I I I 1 q 6 1 O O O i r p r I Z O I 2 F O a. 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