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Communication 60 <br />Bill 17 <br />Page 2 <br />total of 42,480 square feet. According to the applicant, one or two of the structures may have to <br />be elevated to accommodate the requirements of the "AI?" designation on the FIRM map. <br />Parking and loading areas will also be provided on the site. <br />Surrounding lands are zoned RS-10, CN-10.Open and CCi-20. There are residences to the cast <br />(Hawaiian Home Lands) and south of the parcels, with Blockbuster Video and the PrinccKuhio <br />Plaza (zoned CG-20) to the northeast across Puainako Street. and KTA Super Stores and Pizza <br />1~ut (zoned CN-10) across Kanoelehua Avenue to the vv~esl. The Hilo Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's <br />Witness on TMK: 2-2-40:70 is located on Awapuhi Street to the cast of Parcel 69. <br />The Planning Commission background information also states the State Land Use designation is <br />l urban, and the General Plan LUPAG Map designation is High Density. Discussion regarding the <br />LUPAG Map designation ensued at the original meeting on April 3.200E Committee Member <br />Curtis Tyler adamantly stated that this parcel is specilically IocaLed in the Low Density area <br />because Puainako Street is clearly defined on the map. He further stated. "How can you <br />determine this property is in the High llcnsit~ area when the map clearly defines it as Low <br />Density?° He also mentioned that the subject property lies directly in the Iloodwa}. which <br />received major flooding damage in the November 2000 flood. l~he measure was then deferred by <br />Your Committee so a Icgal opinion could he obtained from the Office ofthe Corporation <br />Counsel regarding this matter. <br />I~he Department of Public Works states the subject parcels lie within a designated Iloodvvay <br />according to the Flood Insurance Ratc map (FIRM) by the Federal h:mergency Management <br />Agency (FEMA), so construction shall meet with the requirements of Chapter 27, relating to <br />Flood Control. Hawaii County Code. "the owner/developer shall obtain a FFMA Conditional <br />better of Map Revision (CLOMR) prior to construction plan approval and a FF.MA Letter of <br />Map Revision (LOMR) prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy fbr any development <br />within the subject properties. <br />hhe Planning Commission states the proposed main access to the properties is from Puainako <br />Street, a County Roadway identified as a primary arterial with a minimum width of 120 feet. <br />According to the Department of Public Works. the driveway along Puainako Street will be <br />limited to right-turn in and right-tw~n out tral~tic movements only. However. the State <br />Department of'Transportation opposes a commercial driveway ii-om the subject properly to either <br />Kanoelehua A~°enue or Puainako Street. as the driveway(s) would be too close to the congested <br />intersection. The applicant's request is not compatible with the Department of lYansportation's <br />plans for intersection improvements. According to the Department of 'transportation, the Count~~ <br />Puainako Street I?xtenstion project will not include improvements at this intersection. ~I~hc <br />Department anticipates that the Puainako Street h:xtension project may worsen traltic congestion <br />at this intersection by directing new trallic to the area. 'to address the traflic bottleneck ut the <br />Puainako StrccUKanoelehua Avenue intersection. the Department ol`I~ransportition has proposed <br />