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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation. County water is available to the site. The project will connect to the County sewer system. Solid waste will be handled by commercial haulers. If required, the applicant shall prepare a Solid Waste Management Plan. Electricity and telephone services are available to the site. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. All development generated storm run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. By letter dated August 9, 2005, the Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division has stated that "residential development/urbanization has altered the land; previous grubbing/grading has altered the land. Thus, we believe that ,no historic properties will be affected' by this undertaking." As the project site is improved with a building, no professional surveys were conducted of the site. The applicant has stated that "the subject property does not have any archaeological, cultural, or historic sites on the National Register or Hawaii Register." No professional flora or fauna surveys were conducted of the site. The applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are on the site. The properties are located in an urban setting in close proximity to other commercial and industrial uses and is currently the site of an office building. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The project site is not located in the Special Management Area. The properties are located approximately two miles from the shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the properties. 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. Therefore, no action is necessary to protect these rights. Based on the above findings, approval of this change of zone request from Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the general public.