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Communication 690 Bill 227 Page 2 of 4 A revised site plan submitted by applicant has a secondary access on Kuakini Highway about 400 feet to the south of the Kuakini/Ali`i Parkway intersection. This would be a right-in, right-out only and make it easier to coordinate access to the project site. The revised site plan also includes a potential alternate access to the mauka end of the property, near Iliana Street in the Hillcrest Subdivision. Conditions of approval will require this property provide easements on project roads in favor of the mauka parcel so if the mauka parcel is developed, it can use the same access to Ali`i Parkway and to Kuakini Highway. 5. Water is available for the development, but limited to 50 units per existing lot of record. The Department of Water Supply will make every effortto support applicant's proposal, but is not able to make a commitment at this time for the remaining units for the proposed development. 6. The Planning Director recommended favorably on this request based on the following: • The Change of Zone request from an Agricultural-5 acres (A-Sa) to a Multiple Family Residential-2,500 square feet (RM-2.5) zoned district conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Housing Elements of the General Plan. • The requested zone change from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to a Multiple Family Residential (RM- 2.5)zoned district conforms to Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan, which designates the project area as Urban Expansion Area and Medium Density Urban. • The Kona Regional Plan adopted in 1984 as Planning Commission Resolution No.l-84, recommends the area for residential units at a density of 8 units per acre. The applicant's request will provide for a residential density of approximately 17 units per acre. While the requested zone change provides for a unit density greater than that recommended by the Kona Regional Plan, it still compliments its fundamental goal of providing residential units within this section of North Kona. • The requested zone change will not create significant adverse impacts upon natural resources of the area. The project site is within the County's Agricultural-Sa (A-Sa) zoned district, but is not currently used for active agricultural purposes. The property is unclassified by the State of Hawai`i's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map, and the soil rating in the area is "E" or Very Poor. • The Ali`i Parkway will create a high traffic roadway near the northern boundary of the subject property and will create more noise, among other impacts. Most of the proposed project is more than 80 feet from the Ali`i Parkway right-of--way, but four of the proposed fourplex buildings are located about 40 feet from the right-of--way. A condition of rezoning will require the project to be responsible for any noise mitigation required because of the Ali`i Parkway construction. • Electricity and telephone services are available to the site and the Kealakehe Police Station is located less than three miles to the north of the project site. There are three fire stations within five miles from the project site including, Kailua-Kona, Kealakehe and Pu`uloa. Kona Hospital is located in Kealakekua. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located within [he Special Management Area REPORT NO. 66