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Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 3 <br /> The Department of Transportation (DOT) has expressed concerns regazding the numerous <br /> rezonings in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the cumulative impact of these changes <br /> on the intersection at Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive. The DOT has stated that <br /> the intersection must be improved due to the additional traffic and activity on the roads <br /> from the cumulative effect of the land use change and recommended the following: 1) <br /> illuminate intersection at night, 2) channelize turning movements at the intersection, and <br /> 3) provide other safety improvements. The DOT has further stated that the intersection <br /> improvements should be made at no cost to the State and requested that plans for <br /> improvements within the State highway right-of--way be submitted to the Highways <br /> Division for review and approval. The roadway improvements are essential since similar <br /> changes of zones may occur throughout the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the creation <br /> of additional home sites would place an increased burden on traffic at the intersection. <br /> The Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection is of a "T" configuration without <br /> channelization improvements. Conditions of approval will be included to address the <br /> traffic concerns. <br /> On June 2, 1997, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 58 97, regarding the <br /> Council's policy relating to the rezoning of district boundazies within the Kaloko Mauka <br /> Subdivision. The Council established that a maximum density of two dwellings per <br /> twenty acres for lands within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,000-foot <br /> elevation, with certain conditions, will protect the watershed and native forest and <br /> maintain a low density pattern. The Resolution recommended that the Planning <br /> Commission consider favorable recommendations for A-l0a zoning requests for only <br /> those parcels within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,000-foot elevation and <br /> include the conditions as stated within Resolution No. 58 97, provided that the request <br /> complies with the other goals, policies, and standazds of the General Plan. <br /> The Planning Commission recognizes that forest preservation is part of the <br /> General Plan and has determined that the proposed reclassification is consistent with this <br /> General Plan goal. In this regard, the reclassification would also support the County <br /> Council's position on rezoning of lands within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision as <br /> articulated in its Resolution No. 58 97. <br /> The recordation of deed restrictions for individual lot owners to file a <br /> conservation plan with the Planning Director will encourage agricultural activities or the <br /> presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the <br /> Important Agricultural Land designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map. The <br /> requested A-l0a zoning is consistent with the recommendation of the Kona Regional <br /> Plan. The proposed subdivision would be compatible with the rural character of lands <br /> located within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. A condition will be included to <br /> <br />