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Communication 722 Bill 309 Page 3 Cultural Surveys performed an Archeological Inventory survey of the site in 1993. The survey recommended the preservation of eighC sites on the subject property. A preservation plan for these sites is to be submitted to the Hawaii Island Burial Council, the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii County Planning Department. 10. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request are approximately twenty-two conditions contained in Bill No. 309 that outline specific requirements and improvements for the proposed project. At today's meeting, Roy Takemoto, Deputy Planning Director, and William Moore, representative of the applicant, provided this Committee with background information about the origins and purpose of Bill No. 309. Mr. Takemoto explained that following a change in State District Classification, the applicant applied for rezoning. Further conditions which require a Roadway Circulation Plan, improvements to Kamanu Street or Queen Kaahumanu Highway, and the use of incremental zoning were reported as consistent with idea of concurrency. Mr. Moore, at the request of the Committee, explained that three people testified at the Planning Commission Hearing, and the Commission unsuccessfully attempted [o amend the conditions of the legislation upon approval. Further, he circulated amendments to this Committee for consideration. During discussion, Members of this Committee inquired about the absence of Commission minutes and anon-point pollution condition, the consistency between this bill and the TSA project. The Planning Department's policy and practices regulating required improvements, bonds and the progress of related improvements by an adjacent property owner were also discussed. Mc Takemoto informed members that he would have the minutes forwarded to the Council upon completion. Further, that it was not the Department's practice to call in an overdue bond if there was no sense of urgency. He assured the Committee that the department was willing to work with adjacent property owners to address concerns regarding roadway improvements. Post discussion, Your Committee requested that Mr. Moore and the Planning Department work to check consistency for the language in conditions (I, N & L) regarding curb, gutter, sidewalks and paved swales. They voted to amend Bill 309 with the following: Condition F: An updated Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TZAR) certified by a licensed engineer shall be submitted for review and approval to the Planning Director and Department of Public Works, prior to receipt of Final Subdivision Approval. The TZAR shall be updated to include the increase in the MCX-zoned area and the inclusion of interior intersections along the South Access Road and Honokohau Street. The revised TZAR shall also evaluate impacts to the Kamanu Street and Kealakehe Parkway intersection. The improvements identified in the updated TZAR shall be provided in an appropriate design year or phased with the needed right- of--way provided. ~A~Ia~itienal] Mitigation measures called for in the revised TZAR that are reasonably related to the oroiect impacts, shall be implemented, meeting with the approval of the Planning Director in consultation with the Department of Public Works. (Condition G, Draft 2)