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Communication 376 Bill 96 Page 2 of 5 The Punahele Professional Building currently has 95 off-street parking stalls which include 61 regular stalls, 28 compact stalls and 6 handicap stalls. 4. Access to the property is currently from Punahele Street, however, applicant proposes to consolidate the property with the adjoining Punahele Professional Building lot and close access from Punahele Street. Upon completion of consolidation, the parking lot will be accessed from Puuhonu Place, a 50-foot wide paved County road with curbs, gutters and sidewalks. 5. The project site is located within close proximity to schools, commercial areas, employment centers and public safety centers. Surrounding lands are in a mix of commercial, agricultural and single-family residential uses. Adjacent properties to the east and west of the project are zoned RS-7.5 consisting ofsingle-family dwellings. South of the project is bordered by the Punahele Professional Building and is zoned CN- 10. Directly north across Punahele Street is the Hawaii Community Correctional Facility which is zoned RS-7.5. 6. County water and County sewer are available to the property but are not needed for the proposed use of a parking lot. Electrical and telephone services are also available and police and fire services are located less than one mile from the site. 7. The Planning Director recommended favorably on this request based on the following: • The change of zone request conforms to the goals, policies and standards of Land Use (Commercial) and Economic Elements of the General Plan. • The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates the property and the immediately surrounding area as Medium Density Urban which may allow neighborhood commercial uses, including office and retail uses. Therefore, the requested Neighborhood Commercial zoning is consistent with the Medium Density Urban designation. • The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) indicates that the project area is located in Zone "X," areas determined to be outside of the 500-yeaz flood plain. • The Change of Zone request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to Coastal Zone Management as the project area is not located in the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. • An archaeological assessment of the property was conducted in July of 2006 which concluded that no archaeological resources were identified as the entire project area is currently a gravel parking lot. A February 20, 2007 letter from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources-State Historic Preservation Division states that it finds PC Report No. 30