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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 The Land Study Bureau's Soil Rating and the ALISH Map identify the area as Existing Urban Development. The property is rectangular in shape and 22,140 square feet in size, located on the west side of Kehaulani Street. There is a single-family dwelling on the property that was constructed in 1951. The area is predominantly single family residential in character. Surrounding properties are zoned RS-15. Two properties in close proximity to the north were rezoned from RS-15 to RS-10 in 1983 & 1984. Within a mile of the property, there are various commercial uses including restaurants, shopping centers, churches, schools and convenience stores. The State Land Use designation for the subject property is Urban. The proposed change of zone would complement the existing land uses in this area and will provide for an orderly development of the area. Under the current zoning, the owner could build a second house on the lot, as an "ohana dwelling," but could not subdivide the property. The Planning Director supports this rezoning request to allow a two-lot subdivision with one home on each lot. Therefore, a condition will be included in the change of zone ordinance to prohibit a second dwelling (Ohana) unit and a Condominium Property Regime on each lot. The rezoning, therefore, does not increase the potential number of houses, but gives the owners the option of subdividing into two lots, which can simplify the financing of the second dwelling. All utilities and services are available to the site. County water is available to the site. The applicants propose to use a septic system for the new dwelling, meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health. Solid waste will be disposed at appropriate sites designated by the Department of Environmental Management. Electricity and telephone services are available to the site. The closest fire station is located on Kawailani Street approximately 0.5 mile from the site. The police station is located approximately 2.5 miles from the property. Public schools are located within one mile of the site. Access to the site is from Keahulani Street, which is a County owned and maintained roadway with a 16-foot paved roadway within a 40-foot right-of-way. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "V, area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. All development generated storm run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways.