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L:. t$; Marry Kim Christopher J. Yuen Mayor Director 4r~ ~'++i o.•d~"' Brad Kurokawa, ASLA LEED®AP /-tTD~~#~ D.1 ~2IfU2SLT DepuryDirector PLIIAllNNING DIEPARTMENT ]Ol Pavahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808) 961-8288 FAX (808) 961-8742 February 1, 2007 Honorable Pete Hoffmann, Chair and Members of the County Council HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL 333 Kilauea Avenue Hilo, HI 96720 Deaz Chair Hoffinann and Members of the County Council: SUBJECT: BILLS 220 and 221 (Gardner Rezoning) There have been some representations made by the applicant to the council about the number of vehicle trips that can be expected from this proposed self-storage facility, specifically that we could expect 32 cars/day when the facility opened, and 20 per day afterwards. The published source that is normally used by transportation engineers to estimate traffic gives a much higher figure for self-storage facilities. I have attached pages from the "Trip Manual" published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers, which uses a figure of 2.50 trips/1000 sq. ft. of gross floor area per day. With the applicant's proposal of 56,000 square feet of gross floor area, this works out to140 trips/day. The "Trip Manual" counts the entry and exit as two trips, so this is equivalent to70 cazs/day. I have also attached relevant pages from the "San Diego Land Development Code", which uses a slightly lower figure of 2 trips/1000 sq. ft. With the present application, this would equal 112 trips/day. Again, because the entry and exit are counted separately, this is equivalent to 56 cars/day. In either event, these are substantially more than the figures quoted by the applicant. I have also attached a copy of my letter of Dec. 22, 2006, to the council. The issues in the letter remain unaddressed; including the fact that no left tum pocket is being required although the state DOT has specifically requested it. Hawaii County is an Equnl Oypor[uniry Provider and Employer.