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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 6 <br />will cater to older residents who may need daily assistance with some of the basic <br />activities of life. There will be 36 to 40 employees hired for various positions at this <br />facility with an average of 12 to 15 on site at anytime during the day. As a residential <br />facility the proposed project will operate on a 24 per day schedule, 365 days of the <br />year. <br />Access to the property will be off of Hualalai Road. Conditions of approval <br />will require the applicant to construct improvements along Hualalai Road. Hualalai <br />Road frontage shall be improved with curb, gutter and sidewalk construction, drainage <br />improvements, and relocation of utilities along the Hualalai Road meeting with the <br />approval of the Department of Public Works. These improvements will be required to <br />be constructed prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy permits. <br />The development of the property will add to the inventory of existing multiple <br />family residential zoned lands in the West Hawaii region. The proposed development <br />is located within close proximity to all necessary urban services and facilities, and will <br />serve to complete the urban core for that area of Kailua-Kona. The applicant will also <br />complete its proposed project in compliance with all of the codes and standards <br />referenced above. Therefore, the proposed rezoning and development will complement <br />the land usage within the community and neighborhood it is proposed to be located in. <br />Water is available from an 8 -inch waterline on Hualalai Road. The wastewater <br />from the project will be disposed of into the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant. <br />Wastewater disposal system will meet with requirements of the Department of Health <br />and/or the Department of Public Works. Additionally, the applicant will abide by all <br />applicable State and County air quality and noise level control standards during the <br />pre -construction and construction phases of the project. The proposed project abides <br />by the above -stated County policy encouraging "the clustering of developments in order <br />to reduce the cost of providing utilities." Therefore, the proposed multiple family <br />residential development will be developed in an area that is or can be adequately served <br />by water, utilities, sewers and transportation systems. <br />The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designation for more than half of the <br />property is in Zone "X," areas determined to be outside the 500 year flood plain. The <br />balance of the property is in "shaded X," less than one foot of flooding during a 500 <br />year flood. The subject property is adjacent to the Keopu Flood Channel on the eastern <br />and northern end boundaries. There are no known drainage improvements on site. <br />The project will be developed in full compliance with the flood control measures. Any <br />improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code <br />relating to Flood Hazard Control. While there are no indications of surface water flow <br />on-site, the applicant will abide by all applicable County guidelines for run-off <br />generated by the development. <br />The site has been used for the grazing of cattle for decades and has been <br />recently grubbed. The only vegetation remaining on the property are a few Keawe <br />trees along the frontage with Hualalai Road and some alien grasses under trees and <br />near the remnants of the Kuakini Wall. The site is not a habitat for any rare or <br />endangered species. The only faunal resources observed were mongoose and field <br />mice. <br />