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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 LUPAG Map for this area of South Kona. Additionally, the Kona Regional Plan Land Use Concept Map designates the subject area for Village Commercial uses. The subject area is located in close proximity to schools, commercial areas, employment centers and public safety services. The subject area would provide continued and additional commercial services for the visitor industry, residents in the immediate vicinity, as well as for the rest of the residents of the island of Hawaii. The project site is located within an area adequately served with essential services and facilities such as water and other utilities. Water is available to the project site through an existing 1'/z-inch meter. Cesspools have adequately serviced the facilities and the Department of health has stated that they have found no environmental health concerns with regulatory implications in the submittals. Existing accesses [o the subject area is off Mamalahoa Highway which has a right-of-way width of 60 feet with 20 feet of pavement. It has posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour. No sidewalks have been constructed within the project area or surrounding properties. The Department of Public Works recommends that the entire frontage along Mamalahoa Highway be improved with curb, gutter, sidewalk, drainage improvements and relocation of utilities, including complying with the driveway standards. Finally, because the subject property and surrounding areas have been extensively altered with urban development, it is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna are located within the project area, nor has the project area been identified as a significant botanical or biological habitat. In addition, it is also not anticipated that the proposed development will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources. Flood Zone "AE" affects a portion of the subject parcel as designated by the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). The project site was previously cleared and is presently occupied by the existing meat market, office building, and offices. However, any new on site improvements will be designed and implemented pursuant to Chapter 27 -Flood Control of the Hawaii County Code (HCC). Based on the above tindings, approval of this change of zone request from Single Family Residential (RS-15) to Village Commercial (CV-7.5) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further the necessity, convenience and welfare of the general public.