COM 0257.000 2002-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 provide full improvements to the entire (as widened) Kalawa Street frontage consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any relocation of utilities. With these recommended improvements, the request would complement a policy of the General Plan in which "Commercial facilities shall be developed in areas adequately served by necessary services, such as water, utilities, sewers, and transportation systems....." As a condition of approval, the applicant will be required to provide roadway improvements as recommended by the Department of Public Works. According to the applicant, water is available from the existing Department of Water Supply system on Kalawa Street. The Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Division requires extension of the public sewer and connection of existing and/or proposed structures to the public sewer, as two adjacent properties (TMK: 7-5-20: 38 & 39) are currently finalizing plans to extend their sewer. Police services are available from the County's Police Station at Kealakehe, approximately three miles from the subject property. Fire and emergency services are available from the station on Palani Road and the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, less than one mile from the site. Electricity and telephone services are currently available to the property. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the area is located in Zone "X," areas determined to be outside of the 500 -year flood plain. There are no significant drainage ways that adversely affects the project site. While there are no indications of surface water flow on-site, the applicant will be required to abide by all applicable County guidelines for run-off generated by the development. The Department of Public Works requires the preparation of a drainage study and the construction of a recommended drainage system, meeting with their approval. The entire site has been grubbed and graded as part of the Lono Kona Subdivision. Given the scope of work previously conducted and the property's urban setting, the presence of any known rare, threatened, or endangered species or endangered floral and fauna species is remote. Likewise, the existence of archaeological sites within the subject property is also unlikely. Based on the above findings, this request to reclassify the subject property from a Multiple -Family Residential (RM -1) to a Village Commercial (CV -7.5) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern and further benefit the general public.