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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 8 Existing accesses to the subject area are Hinano Street and Laukapu Street, which have a 40-foot wide right-of-way with 16-foot wide pavements and gravel/grassed shoulders. These streets were resurfaced in 1993 subsequent to the installation of the municipal sewer lines. No sidewalks have been constructed within the Hinano and Laukapu Street rights-of-way. According to the City of Hilo Zone Map, Hinano and Laukapu Streets are identified as collector streets and therefore, are proposed to be increased to 50-foot rights-of-way. As the primary access will be from Hinano Street, it would be recommended that the 5-foot wide future road widening along the entire street frontage of Hinano Street be improved and dedicated to the County of Hawaii. The Department of Public Works recommends that Hinano Street be improved to a minimum 20-foot wide pavement at a length of 400 feet from Kekuanaoa Street and with shoulder and drainage improvements. These improvements shall be included as a condition of approval of the change of zone request. The primary vehicular route to the subject area is expected to be via Kekuanaoa Street and Hinano Street. According to the Traffic Impact Analysis Report (June, 1996), prepared by M&E Pacific, Inc. for Big Island Candies, Inc., the proposed development is not expected to have an adverse traffic impact. The report concluded that the studied intersections at Kekuanaoa-Hinano Streets and Kekuanaoa-Manono Streets have sufficient capacity to accommodate the additional traffic which would be generated by the proposed development. Therefore, the report further concluded that additional traffic mitigating measures will not be required. The conclusion was also based on that the tour buses will be asked to access the subject property from the south end of Hinano Street via Kekuanaoa Street rather than from the north end of Hinano Street via Piilani Street. The Department of Public Works, however, expressed concerns relating to the turning radius at the intersection of Kekuanaoa Street and Hinano Street. The Department of Public Works recommends that improvements to said intersection be made in order that the turning movement for buses be sufficient. Accordingly, the applicant intends to make improvements within the existing right-of-way to accommodate the turning movements. The applicant is also attempting to acquire the additional right-of-way adjacent to the subject area and, if successful, they would be willing to make improvements within the expanded right-of-way as opposed to the existing right-of-way. These improvements shall be included as a condition of approval of the change of zone request. There are existing single family residences adjacent to the subject area. To mitigate any potential noise and visual impacts, it is recommended that a 6-foot wide landscaping buffer be provided along the side property boundaries in conjunction with the start of construction for any development on the property. This recommendation shall be included as a condition of approval of the change of zone request. This