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pavement width within a 40-foot right-of way. There are no shoulders on much of Hualalai Road, and because of the Department of Public Works concerns over inadequate sight distance to the site from the Hualalai Road/Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection, the driveway may be shifted further north. Your Committee agreed with the recommendation of the Department of Public Works that the best option for maximizing the available sight distance would be to move the proposed driveway location to the northern boundary of the subject pazcel, remove the rock outcropping which creates the sight obstruction and to provide a precautionary sign to wam north bound motorists of the driveway's presence. According to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map, the subject property is situated in an area designated for "urban expansion" of which commercial use is permitted. The project will be located within proximity to government services and utilities and will be compatible with existing uses in the area and the overall growth of the region. The project is consistent with the economic priority, population growth and distribution priority, and Hawaii's land resources guidelines established by the Hawaii State Planning Act, Chapter 226, Part III. The project is also consistent with the General Plan, and the 1994 Draft Master Plan for Kailua-Kona. All utilities and water aze available to the subject property, and wastewater will be disposed of in an individual treatment system or cesspool which meets with the approval of the Department of Health. Adjacent properties to the north aze zoned Unplanned, Multi-Family Residential, and Single Family Residential. Properties to the south aze zoned Unplanned, Agricultural-l-acre, and Single Family Residential. Because the property was previously cleazed, it is not known to have rare or endangered plant or animal life. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E233, or Waiaha series shallow, dazk brown volcanic ash with poor suitability for agricultural cultivation" by the Land Study Bureau. The U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service's Soil Survey report classifies the soils on the property as "WHC or Waiaha extremely stony silt loam, with 6 to 12 percent slopes," which may be used for pasture. The subject pazcel is located at the intersection of the Queeen Kaahumanu Highway and Hualalai Road, and the elevation is approximately 700 feet above mean sea level. The terrain gradually rises from Hualalai Road to Queeen Kaahumau Highway. Although the Flood Insurance Rate Maps indicate the subject pazcel is outside of the 500 yeaz flood plain in zone "X", Your Committee had concerns about the drainage and recommended PC Report 103