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<br /> Pete Hoffinann, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 3 <br /> • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected <br /> needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. <br /> • Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, <br /> district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent <br /> zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. <br /> Economic <br /> • Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through <br /> economic development that enhances the County's natural and social <br /> environments. <br /> • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, <br /> social and cultural environments of the island of Hawaii. <br /> • Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved <br /> economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and <br /> social environment. <br /> All utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is <br /> from Akala Road, which is a County owned and maintained roadway that has <br /> approximately 18 feet of pavement within a 30-foot right-of--way. The City of Hilo Zone <br /> Map (Ordinance No. 187) identifies Akala Road as a proposed 60-foot right-of--way, with <br /> a future 15-foot road widening setback on both sides of the Akala Road. A condition of <br /> approval will be added requiring the applicants to set aside a 15-foot future road widening <br /> setback along the properties frontage along Akala Road. County water is available for the <br /> proposed request. Wastewater will be disposed of by individual wastewater systems <br /> meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. All other essential utilities or <br /> services are available to the property. <br /> There is no severe geological or topographical problems for the property that <br /> cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. According to the <br /> Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) prepazed by the Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency (FEMA), the majority of the project area is located in Zone "X", an azea outside <br /> of the 500-year flood area. There is a small area at the southern portion of the property in <br /> Zone "A". Flood Zone A is the Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-yeaz <br /> flood where base flood elevations have not been determined. A condition of approval <br /> <br />