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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The proposed access to the property is from Kaloko Drive and Hao Street, both 22-foot wide paved roadways with 8-foot grass shoulders within 80-foot right-of--ways. Kaloko Drive intersects with the Mamalahoa Highway approximately three miles below the subject property. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is concerned about the numerous rezonings in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the cumulative impact of these changes on the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive. The DOT has recommended improvements at the intersection due to the additional traffic and activity on the roads from the cumulative effect of the land use change: • Illuminate the intersection at night • Channelize turning movements at the intersection • Other safety improvements. The DOT has further stated that their understanding is that the intersection improvements will be implemented by the County at no cost to the State. The DOT requests that all plans for improvements within the State highway right-of--way be submitted to the Highways Division for review and approval. Similar comments, which would also be relevant to this application, have been provided for other change of zone requests in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. The Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, and the applicant have all acknowledged the need for improvements to the Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection. The roadway improvements are essential since similar changes of zone may occur throughout the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the creation of additional home sites would place an increased burden on traffic at the intersection. The Mamalahoa Highway-Kaloko Drive intersection is of a "T" configuration without channelization improvements. Conditions of approval will be included to address the Department of Transportation's concerns. The recordation of deed restrictions for individual lot owners to file a conservation plan with the Planning Director will encourage agricultural activities or the presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the Important Agricultural Land designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map and Other Important Agricultural Lands designation by the ALISH system. The requested A-Sa zoning is consistent with the recommendation of the Kona Regional Plan. The proposed subdivision would be compatible with the rural chazacter of lands located within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision zoned A-Sa. The applicant has agreed to impose covenants restricting the construction of second dwelling units on each subdivided lot. The approximately five-acre lot sizes will also provide additional opportunities for residents