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37. Department of Agriculture, HELCO, Office of Housing and Community Development, and Soil Conservation Service: No comments. -ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM APPLICANTS 38. Traffic Analysis: According to the Traffic Analysis submitted by the applicants, "the construction of this proposed building should increase the traffic load on Hualalai Road." During the peak morning rush hour the new building will generate an additional 22.4 trips per hour, and during the peak afternoon rush hour the new building will generate an additional 23.8 trips per hour. According to Appendix A of the Traffic Analysis, peak a.m. southeastbound traffic on Hualalai Road would remain at Level of Service E, or characterized by "very long traffic delays," as a result of the new building. Appendix A indicates that peak p.m. southeastbound traffic would improve from Level of Service E to Level of Service D, or characterized by "long traffic delays," as a result of the new building. However, page 4 of the report states that 44% of the p.m. traffic on HuaWai Road is toward the southeast. Based on the engineer's estimate that the new building would generate an additional 23.8 trips during the peak afternoon rush hour, with 44% of these trips heading to the southeast, it is difficult to understand how the peak p.m. southeastbound level of service would improve as a result of the project. The Department of Public Works confirmed that this calculation is in error, and that the peak p.m. southeastbound traffic will remain at Level of Service E after the completion of the project. The project will apparently not generate enough additional traffic to cause a decrease in the level of service on HualaW Road to Level F, or "when demand volume exceeds the capacity of the lane, extreme delays will be encountered with queuing which may cause severe congestion affecting other traffic movements in the intersection. This condition usually warrants improvement to the intersection." (See Exhibit K - Traffic Analysis.) 39. Sight Distance Analysis: "Due to the extremely short sight distance available from the southern side of the parcel, an alternate driveway location furthest from the above mentioned rock outcropping along the northern boundary of the parcel was also analyzed. Observations taken from the center of a proposed driveway at this location yield a sight distance of 140 feet to the south (left when exiting) and 680 feet to the north (right when- exiting). The sight distance to the south remains over 80 feet less than what is required by the Uniform Design Manual. A field determination was made regarding the sight distance to the south from this location should the rock outcropping be removed. The sight distance to the south in this instance would be 180 feet, still less than required by some 40 feet. The sight distance requirements of the Uniform Design Manual will be very difficult, if not impossible, to meet within the confines of the parcel's present boundaries. 10