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Communication 1097 Bi11342 Page 2 of 4 5. Access to the project site is proposed from Kinoole Street, a County roadway with aright-of--way width of approximately 50 feet with a 24-foot wide pavement. The City of Hilo Zone Map designates a 5-foot wide road widening setback along the property's Kinoole Street frontage to a future 60-foot right-of--way. 6. County water is available to the site and the project will connect to the sewerline fronting the property, with solid waste being handled by commercial haulers. 7. Electric and telephone services are available to the site with three (3) County fire stations and emergency medical services available to the property. The Hilo Medical Center is located approximately three miles from the site. 8. 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 Economic and Land Use elements, and provide the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. • The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates the project area as High Density Urban, which designation includes general commercial, multiple family residential (up to 87 units per acre) and related services. The RM zoning provides for medium and high density residential uses and the requested RM zoning would be consistent with the LUPAG designation. The State Land Use designation for the subject property is Urban and is unclassified by the Land Study Bureau's Productivity Rating. • The subject property is located within Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500- year flood plain. As the property was previously developed with a dwelling, no professional surveys were conducted of the site. The single-family structure has been removed and the site cleared of all vegetation. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Coastal Zone Management as the subject properties are located more than one mile 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 azeas that traverses the property. As the property was previously developed with a dwelling, no cultural, historical or natural resources exist on the property and there is no evidence of traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site. However, applicant has stated that should any archaeological features or sites be discovered during development, work will immediately cease and applicant will notify the Planning DeparUnent. • Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request, aze sixteen (16) conditions contained in Bill No. 342 that outline specific requirements for the proposed project. In addition to provisions for fair share contributions, Condition "E" states that for a period of twenty (20) years, project uses shall be limited to rental student housing, to the extent permitted under affordable housing and other applicable laws. PC Report No. 122