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Communication 455 Bill 209 Page 2 • residential uses. In the immediate area are mixes of residential and agricultural zoned uses. The proposed use is consistent with the urban designation as well as existing and emerging uses for this area. • The subject property is within the State Land Use Urban Zoned District. • The project site is unclassified by the State of Hawaii ALISH Map. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "E" or "Very Poor". • The approval of the Change of Zone request is not contrary to Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawui`i Revised Statutes. The property is situated within the Special Management Area. It is located approximately 300 feet from the coastline. There are no identified recreational resources or public access routes. Thus, the proposed use is not expected to adversely impact those resources. The applicant has applied for a Special Management Area Use Permit (SMA 03-1 ~). • An Archaeological Inventory Survey conducted by Paul H. Rosendahl in July 2003 revealed 14 significant sites with 36 component features. One of'the sites, consisting of two burial platforms, was recommended for preservation. The applicant intends to preserve this site by incorporating it as part of an open space feature. No endangered plants or animals are expected to be impacted by the project. 9. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request is approximately twenty four conditions contained in Bill No. 209 that outline specific infrastructure, archeological preservation and access route requirements for the project. Your Committee first considered this matter on February 3, 2004. At that meeting, testimonies requesting a public hearing be held in Kona were received. Planning Director Chris Yuen and Sidney Fuke, representative for Lehua Lani, LLC, also provided the committee with background information about the origins and purpose of Bill No. 209. At the February 3, 2004 meeting, Councilmember Tyler explained that in reviewing the map for the project he noticed the road had been identified as "Kaiolu Drive". He informed Mr. Fuke that it was an erroneous identification and requested that it be removed. According to Councilmember Tyler, a parcel adjacent to the road is called "Kaiolu," not the road itself. Your committee voted to defer action on Bill No. 209 until after a public hearing was held in Kona. On March 8, 2004, at the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, this Committee conducted a Planning Committee Public Hearing. At this hearing, individuals presented testimony regarding this development and traffic congestion in the Kona District. Mc Fuke also presented information about the project. At today's meeting, your Committee circulated written communications and received verbal testimony in relation to Bill 209. Mr. Fuke provided the Committee with background information about the details of Planned Unit Development (PUD) projects and ttafi-ic congestion along Ali`i Drive. Mc Fuke informed members that the applicant will be required to construct a turn lane and dedicate rights-of--ways on Ali`i