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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 Under the current zoning, the owners could build a second house on the lot, as an `ohana dwelling', but could not subdivide the property. The Planning Director supports this rezoning request to allow atwo-lot subdivision with one home on each lot. Therefore, a condition will be included in the change of zone ordinance to prohibit a second dwelling (ohana) unit and a condominium property regime on each lot. As a result, the rezoning will not increase the potential number of houses but gives the owners the option of subdividing into two lots, which can simplify the financing of the second dwelling. All utilities and services are available to the site. County water is available to the site. The applicants propose to use a septic system for the new dwelling, meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health. Solid waste will be disposed at appropriate sites designated by the Department of Environmental Management. Electricity, telephone and cable services are available to the site. The police and fire stations are located about one half mile from the property. Public schools are located within one mile of the site. Access to the site is from Puualaea Homestead Road, which is a County owned and maintained roadway with a 40-foot right-of-way. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. All development generated storm run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. The property has been developed for single-family residential use for about 30 years, thus no formal archaeological study was conducted. The applicant's agent has requested a "no effect" letter from the Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD). No response has been received as of the date of this writing. No professional flora or fauna surveys were conducted of the site, as the property has been developed for single-family residential for 30 years. The property is located in an urban setting in an area dominated by single-family residential uses. Given the disturbed and urban nature of the surrounding area, the presence of any endangered animal life is remote.