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Communication 1045 Bill No. 332 Page 2 of 3 4. All essential utilities and services are available to the site with police services available at the Kapiolani Street main station and fire protection services at the Hilo Central Fire Station on Kinoole Street. 5. The Planning Director's favorable recommendation on this request is based on the following: • The Change of Zone request will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use Elements. • The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is representative of goals and policies that guide the coordinated growth and development of the County and establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas with the County. The project area is designated High Density Urban which includes General Commercial, multiple family residential and related services, thus conforming to the LUPAG map for this area. • The State Land Use designation of the property is Urban and is unclassified by the Land Study Bureau's Productive Rating. In 1975 the Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP) designated the area as RM 4 and land use in the immediate area include a mix of residential and commercial uses. The proposed change of zone would compliment existing land uses in the area and provide for orderly development. • The project site is located within Zone X, azeas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. Pursuant to the Department of Public Works, the northeastern portion of the parcel is located within Flood Zone "AE" by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is the Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-yeaz flood where base flood elevations have been determined. That northeastern portion of the property designated "AE" is undeveloped and covered with gravel to minimize any potential flood hazard impact. • As the property is fully developed, no professional surveys were conducted of the site, however, should any archaeological features or sites be discovered during development, work will immediately cease and applicants aze required to notify the Planning Department. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Coastal Zone Management as the subject property is not located within the Special Management Area and therefore will not be impacted by coastal hazard or beach erosion. No valued cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the properly and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain area that traverses the property. • Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request, aze nine conditions contained in Bill No. 332 that outline specific requirements for the proposed project. Among the nine conditions is Condition "D" which states that new constrnction within the designated flood zone shall conform to Chapter 27, Flood Control, of the Hawaii County Code. Condition "D" further states that no additional structure shall be constructed in the "AE" zone or Zone "X" Flood Zones, however, construction within the "AE" or "X" Flood Zones is allowed if owner secures a letter of map revision. PC REPORT NO. 114