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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 The properties are located within an area adequately served with essential services and facilities such as water, sewer, transportation systems and other utilities. Access to the subject properties will be from Kalanikoa Street and Hualani Street, which are County roadways. A condition will be added requiring the applicants to provide full improvements to the entire frontage along Kalanikoa and Hualani Streets consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation, based on comments received from the Department of Public Works. The properties have County water and are connected to the County sewer system. All wastewater generated will be disposed into the County sewer system. All other utilities and services are available to the subject properties. The properties have no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The properties are located within Zone X, an area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. Based on comments from the Department of Public Works, all development generated runoff shall be disposed of on site and shall not be directed toward any adjacent properties. The Department of Public Works has requested a drainage study, which shall be included as a condition of approval, along with any drainage improvements as required. The properties are situated within close proximity to commercial areas, employment centers and public safety services. There are several commercial and employment centers located within one or two miles from the subject properties. These include the Waiakea Center, the Prince Kuhio Mall, and businesses along Kalanikoa Street to the north, Piilani Street, Kanoelehua Avenue and others. Public safety services within the area include the Hilo Central Fire Station located on Kinoole Street, the Police Headquarters located on Kapiolani Street, and the Hilo Medical Center located approximately 3 miles from the properties. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The properties are not located in the Special Management Area. The site is not proximate to the shoreline and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access that traverses the properties. No valued cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the properties and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area.