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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 In addressing potential adverse visual impacts the clearing of the subject property for individual home sites and agricultural uses may have on the existing upland forest character within the subject area, the applicant has proposed the following: • a 100-foot wide "forest reserve easement" for buffer purposes along the existing roadway; • a 30-foot "forest reserve easement" along all lot lines as a buffer between parcels; • a 100-foot wide structural setback along the existing roadways in lieu of the required 30-foot setback along the property's public street frontage to provide an additional buffer; • at least 80% of the lot area to be retained in forest; • a restriction against a second dwelling on each lot; • a conservation plan to be prepared for each of the subdivided lots; • a "fair share" contribution to mitigate any potential impacts Conditions will be included to preserve the forest corridor along the roads of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. Also recommended is a condition to restrict the construction of a second dwelling on each lot, a preparation of a conservation plan for each subdivided lot, and a "fair share" contribution to mitigate any potential impacts. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The site is located approximately nine miles mauka of 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 property. According to the applicant, 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. According to the applicant, water can be made available to the site. The applicant also states that the Department of Water Supply considers the Kaloko Mauka Water System a separate system from other systems in Kona. The system consists of transmission and distribution lines, pump stations, and seven reservoirs which extend to approximately the 5,100-foot elevation. The reservoirs have a capacity of 500,000 gallons. Wastewater generated by the proposed development will be disposed of by individual wastewater disposal systems for each lot, meeting the requirements of the