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Communication 362 Bill 123 Page2of13 4. Two accesses are proposed from Ali`i Drive, atwo-lane collector street with an approximately 20-foot wide pavement with paved shoulders within a substandard approximately 50-foot right-of--way. The Department of Public Works recommends that vehicular access to Ali`i Drive be limited to one approach and that the Applicant dedicate at no cost to the County, five (5) feet of additional right-of- way width (exclusive of the driveway approach) along the frontage of Ali`i Drive in conformance with collector street standards. The proposed project would add to the cumulative traffic impact on Ali`i Drive. In response to concerns about providing a roadway that would connect Ali`i Drive and Kuakini Highway, the design for the project includes a road reserve along the southern portion of the property that will be dedicated to the County for use as a road at a future date. Construction of the road will depend upon acquisition of similar road reserves from other landowners mauka of the property. 5. Essential utilities are available to the site. The Kealakehe Police Station is located about four miles from the project site, and a police sub-station is located approximately one-half mile to the north on Ali`i Drive. Fire protection is available from the Kailua-Kona Fire Station located approximately one mile from the site. The Kona Hospital is located in Kealakekua, approximately eleven miles from the property. 6. According to The Planning Director's findings and recommendations, the Change of Zone request from the Multiple-Family (RM- I) District to the Resort-Hotel (V-.75) District would result in an appropriate land use pattern that would further benefit the public based on the following: • The rezoning action conforms to the Land Use Element of the Hawaii County General Plan and the LUPAG Map designation for the area. The subject area is designated Resort, which includes uses such as hotels, condominium-hotels and supporting services. Surrounding properties to the east and south are zoned Multiple- Family Residential (RM-1) and are vacant. Properties to the north and west are zoned Resort-Hotel (V-.75). There is amulti-story commercial complex to the north, and commercial development west of the property across Ali`i Drive. • The approval of the Change of Zone Request will not be violative of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The property is situated within the Special Management Area mauka of Ali`i Drive. There are no identified recreational 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 project area. • Native species or habitats are not expected to be adversely affected because of this PC REPORT NO. 54