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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The site is rectangular in shape. It has a one thousand (1,000) foot frontage and runs two <br /> hundred ten (210) feet to the rear. There is an existing residence, garage, and shed. These <br /> structures will be removed. There is no landscaping. There is a gravel driveway to the <br /> garage. <br /> B. Soils and Topography <br /> The topography of the site gently slopes in a westerly direction. The gravel driveway <br /> portion is level with the residence. The existing garage area is slightly lower than the front <br /> of the property. <br /> <br /> The U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Survey Report classifies the soil as Keaukaha <br /> Series (rKFD), which is extremely rocky muck, well drained, thin organic soils overlying <br /> pahcehoe lava bedrock. Runoff is medium, and the erosion hazard is slight. <br /> Because the site is part of a built up urban area, the Land Study Bureau provides no soil <br /> classification of the site and surrounding area. <br /> C. Natural Hazards <br /> <br /> 1. Drainage <br /> <br /> The US Corps of Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the site in Zone <br /> X, areas outside the 500-year flood plain. There are no existing drainage-ways on the site. <br /> Should drainage measures be required to accommodate the additional parking are, such will <br /> be implemented in conjunction with the building permit process. <br /> <br /> 2. Tsunami Hazard <br /> <br /> The site is outside of the Civil Defense Tsunami Evacuation Zone. <br /> 3. Volcanic and Earthquake Hazards <br /> <br /> The United State Geological Survey (USGS) classifies the area as Lava Flow Hazard Zone <br /> 3, on a scale of ascending risk 9 to 1. The entire City of Hilo falls in this category. There is <br /> very little that can be done to mitigate this situation and reflects an ongoing threat to all <br /> residents and businesses in the Hilo area. <br /> The entire island of Hawaii falls within Earthquake Zone 3, according to the County <br /> Building Code. As such, certain structural requirements will be needed and taken during the <br /> building permit process to address this seismic hazard. <br /> D. Flora and Fauna <br /> <br /> As the site has been used as a residence for over forty years, the only vegetation of the site <br /> are introduced landscaped plants. The probability of discovering rare or endangered plant <br /> life appears remote. <br /> Further, as the site has been disturbed, it is very unlikely that the site would currently serve <br /> as a habitat for rare or endangered animal species. <br /> <br /> E. Historic/Archaeological Resources <br />