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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 13. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Kona Soil Series (rKYD). This soil type is characterized by rapid <br /> <br /> permeability, medium runoff and slight erosion hazard. <br /> 14. Land Study Bureau's Productivity Rating: Urban. <br /> <br /> 15. FIRM: Zone "X", an area situated outside of the 500-year flood area. <br /> 16. Flora/Fauna: According to the applicant, a botanical study of the subject property was <br /> <br /> conducted on May 17, 2002. There were no threatened or endangered plant species <br /> present and no rare species or ecosystems present or nearby. The known mammals in the <br /> <br /> area include mongoose, rat and mouse. <br /> 17. Archaeological/Cultural/Historical Resources: No archaeological inventory survey <br /> <br /> has been prepared, as the property was previously grubbed and graded for residential use. <br /> By letter dated January 20, 2004, the Department of Land and Natural Resources-State <br /> <br /> Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-SHPD) determined that previous <br /> grubbing/grading has altered the land, and therefore "no historic properties will be <br /> <br /> affected" by this undertaking. <br /> 18. Recreational/Visual Resources: The property is not adjacent to and/or proximate to the <br /> <br /> shoreline. <br /> 19. Public Access: There is no public access to the mountains or the shoreline that traverses <br /> <br /> the property. <br /> UTILITIES AND SERVICES <br /> <br /> 20. Access: Access to the property is proposed to be from Mamalahoa Highway, a County- <br /> owned highway. The applicant does not anticipate a measurable increase in vehicular <br /> <br /> traffic along Mamalahoa Highway as a result of this requested change of zone. The <br /> proposed commercial uses are intended to serve the mauka Kona area and will help <br /> <br /> alleviate some traffic by reducing the need for residences to travel to Kailua-Kona for <br /> commercial services. In addition, the construction of the proposed Mamalahoa Highway <br /> By-Pass Road would significantly reduce the existing high traffic volume traveling the <br /> <br /> Mamalahoa Highway fronting the subject property. Based on a site inspection, a private <br /> access road located on the south boundary of the property is being used as access to the - <br /> <br /> property at this time. <br /> 21. Water: According to the Department of Water Supply, although there is water available <br /> <br /> <br /> -3- <br />