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Communication 86 Bi1124 Page 2 of 3 5. Access to the site is from Awa Street, a County road with a 50-foot wide right-of--way with a 20-foot wide pavement and 6-foot wide grass shoulders. 6. County water is available to the property. The two additional parcels will utilize individual wastewater systems meeting the approval of the Department of Health. 7. The Planning Director recommended favorably on this request based on the following: • The proposed reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 2.649 acres will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will the reclassification actions be inconsistent with the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the Hawaii State Plan and the County General Plan. • The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates this area as Low Density Urban and the request conforms to the Economic and Land Use goals and policies of the General Plan. • The Urban classification also conforms to the standard that the development is within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as schools, police and fire protection, transportation systems and water. • The U.S. Corps ofEngineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", areas determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. The property is located approximately 4.5 miles from the coastline and there are no existing drainageways or improvements in the vicinity of the property. • Due to extensive prior disturbance of the site, it is highly unlikely that any archaeological, cultural or historic sites are present on the property. The DLNR-HPD has states no historic properties will be affected by this undertaking because 1) residential development and/or urbanization has altered the land; 2) previous grubbing/grading has altered the land; and 3) there is no record of historic properties in the area, and that prior development for residential use has modified the landscape. • The State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and is supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the General Plan. At the February 21, 2007 Planning Committee meeting, no public statements were received. Mr. Brian Nishimura, applicant's consultant, gave a brief presentation regarding applicant's proposed request for boundary amendment. Mr. Nishimura noted that the property is situated in the Panaewa Houselots Subdivision developed by the State of Hawaii. The project is located in the Second Increment consisting of 25 lots that were developed in 1964 and the First Increment consisting of 65 lots were developed in 1957. He noted that both increments were intended for residential purposes as evidenced by restrictive covenants placed on the property and that the PC Report No. 13