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c The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) translates the broad General Plan statements to specific actions for the North and South districts. The subject property is located within the CDP's Kona Urban Area. The proposed zoning is consistent with the rezoning requirements of the CDP as it is consistent with the LUPAG and is considered "infill" development within an existing industrial area. All essential utilities and services essential to accommodate urban development are available to the site. County water is available to the site. Wastewater from the proposed development will be disposed of in an existing cesspool that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, two separate 1,500-gallon Aerobic Treatment Plants (ATP), which have been approved by the Department of Health will be installed by the applicant. Solid waste will be disposed of by a private contractor at the County's Pu`uanahulu landfill. Electricity and telephone services are available to the site. The subject property is surrounded on three sides by Hina Lani Street, Kamanu Street and Olowalu Street which are County owned and maintained roadways. Access to the property is via two existing driveways on Olowalu Street and one existing driveway on Kamanu Street. Hina Lani Street runs along the north border of the property; however, the Department of Public Works (DPW) has prohibited access to this roadway. The Department of Public Works recommends access to the driveway on Kamanu Street be limited to right-turn in and out movements only. At the request of the DPW, the Planning Director recommended that the applicant provide a 10-foot wide future road widening setback easement along the entire Kamanu Street frontage and dedicate it to the County, upon request, at no cost to the County, for future widening of Kamanu Street. The current right-of-way width of Kamanu Street fronting the property is 60 feet and along the mauka side of Kamanu Street there is a 20-fool wide road lot that is currently owned by TSA Corporation, but is required by Ordnance No. 02 1 14 to be dedicated to the County. Upon dedication of this road lot, Kamanu Street will have a right-of-way width of 80 feet in this area, which is the same right-of-way width recommended in the Keahole to Kailua Development Plan (K to K Plan). However, according to DPW this 20-foot wide road lot was created to allow for a future double left turn lane with signal and right turn lane as identified in the traffic impact analysis report prepared for the Kaloko Industrial Park Phases III and IV development. DPW and the Planning Director recommend that the applicant provide a 10-foot wide future road widening setback because Kamanu Street may need an additional southbound through lane on the makai side (adjacent to the applicant's property) in the future if Kamanu Street becomes a through street north of Hina Lani Street as shown in the Kona CDP. The Planning Commission, however, does not agree that the 10-foot wide future road widening setback is necessary and, therefore, deleted this condition from its recommendation.