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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 applicant to provide adequate site distances for the access to Puako Beach Road. As a condition of approval, the applicant will be required to provide roadway improvements including a paved shoulder on Puako Beach Drive along the entire parcel frontage, if required by the Department of Public Works. According to the applicant, water is available from the existing Department of Water Supply system on Puako Beach Road. The nearest police substation, fire and emergency services are located on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway near the entrance to the Mauna Lani Resort, approximately three miles from the subject property. Electricity and telephone services are available to the property. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is situated within the Special Management Area. However, there are no identified recreational resources, historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the area is located in Zone "AE," flood zones subject to the 100 -year flood. Any new construction or substantial improvements will be subject to the requirements of Chapter 27 - Flood Control, of the Hawaii County Code. There are no significant drainage ways that adversely affects the project site. The entire site has been grubbed and graded as part of the Puako Beach Lots Subdivision. A botanical survey conducted on March 12, 2003 by Phillip Conley did not identify any endangered plant or animal species. 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. No archaeological inventory survey has been prepared, as the property was previously grubbed and graded as part of the development of the Puako Beach Lots Subdivision. The site has been disturbed for previous residential uses. In their letter dated May 13, 2003, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division has indicated that the subject property has been previously grubbed and graded, and no historic properties will be affected by this request. No valued cultural or historical resources exist on the site. As no traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights are exercised on the site, the proposed action will not affect traditional Hawaiian rights. The exercise of traditional rights in the public shoreline area fronting the property should not be disturbed by this rezoning.