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Communication 766 Bill 251 Page 2 of 5 having an additional 16 affordable residential units and a Salvation Army site that would include a church, pre-school (with up to 125 students) and a 9,000 square foot community service store. 4. County water and utilities are available to the project site. There is no municipal sewer system in the area. Sanitary sewer improvements to include a new private gravity sewer collection system that will connect into the existing 12-inch sewerline located within Malulani Drive. 5. The closest fire station is located in Kealakehe and Kailua-Kona, less than .5 mile north of the project site. Police services are located in Kealakehe and existing parks and recreational facilities in the azea include nine County parks and two State Parks. 6. The Planning Director recommended favorably on this request based on the following: • The Change of Zone request will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Land Use elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates the subject area as Urban Expansion which allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial, industrial-commercial and/or open designations. • The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "D" or "Poor" for majority of the project site, with "E" or "Very Poor" towards the makai portion of the project site. The property is unclassified by the State of Hawai`i's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) map. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Coastal Zone Management as the subject properties aze located approximately 1.5 miles mauka of the shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. • There are a number of historically significant sites on the properties and as such, applicant will be required to complete a data recovery and preservation plan for the project. There is no evidence that the flora in the area are particularly desired or used for cultural purposes and, according to the landowner, there is no evidence of any gathering taking place on the site. To the extent to which traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights aze exercised, the proposed action will not affect traditioinal Hawaiian rights. • Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation there are twenty-four (24) conditions contained in Bill No. 251 relating to affordable housing, access and road improvements for the proposed project, solid waste and fair share contributions outlining specific requirements for the proposed project. With respect to water, Condition B provides that the required water commitment payment shall be submitted to the Department of Water Supply in accordance with its "Water Commitment Guidelines Policy". At the May 1, 2006 Committee on Planning meeting there were six (6) testifiers in Kona, five testifying in opposition to Bill No. 251 and one person providing comments. The Kona testifiers were Linda Cavis, Joel Gimpel (representing the Kona Traffic Safety Committee), Sammie Stanbro, Adele DeCuyper (comments to Bill No. 251), Brenda Ford and Lorraine Peters. Ms. Peters signed up to testify at 10:00 a.m. but was not available at the rescheduled afrernoon meeting. Ms. Peters opposed Bill No. 251. Three representatives of the Salvation Army presented testimony in support of the proposed project at the Hilo Councilroom. Testifiers included a representative of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, Major Glenn PC REPORT NO. 67