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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 east of and immediately adjacent to the future HELCO substation site. The remaining 5.3 acres of the area included in the request is a 100 -foot wide proposed utility easement for HELCO, which runs along the southern boundary of the property. This portion of the project area is included in the change of zone request, as the easement will revert to the applicant if the land is no longer used for its intended utility purpose. Access to the proposed development for the 23.339 -acre site would be from three locations along Palani Road. Two of the accesses, located 1,000 feet apart, would lead to an internal road servicing the residential area on the mauka portion of the site. The remaining access would consist of a single driveway onto Palani Road, located approximately 500 feet makai of the closest residential access, and would service the commercial area in the makai portion of the site. A Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) was completed for the proposed project and submitted to the State Depariment of Transportation and the County Department of Public Works for their review and comment. Initially, the Department of Transportation found the TIAR to be unsatisfactory. Subsequently, the applicant submitted a revised Traffic Impact Study to the Department of Transportation. This study has recently been approved for the subject request. The applicant will make all improvements recommended by the revised Traffic Impact Study, including new left -turn storage lanes on makai bound Palani Road. new right -turn deceleration lanes at site entrances, and a new right -turn on mauka bound Palani Road at its intersection with Henry Street. These improvements are included as conditions of approval with this recommendation. The development of the property as a unique residential -commercial mixed use project will add to the inventory of existing multiple -family residential housing ill the West Hawaii region while offering its residents and the residents of surrounding neighborhoods employment and shopping opportunities. The proposed development is located within close proximity to all necessary urban services and facilities, and will serve to add to and complement the residential housing inventory in the Keahuolit and Kealakehe area. The applicant will also complete its proposed project in compliance with all applicable requirements of the affected agencies. Therefore, the proposed rezoning and development will complement the land usage within the community and neighborhood it is proposed to be located in. The applicant installed a 1.0 million -gallon per day (mgd) potable water well and 1.0 million -gallon storage reservoir in Keahuolu above Mamalahoa Highway, which was dedicated to the County in 1997. Based on this contribution to the regional potable water supply system, water and storage are available for the development. Based on Department of Water Supply standards and projected demand for the project, an 8 -inch ductile iron pipe looped through roadways in both areas will be needed. These 8 inch distribution lines would connect to a 16 -inch diameter line which runs along Palani Road. The applicant and the Department of Water Supply have reached an agreement ir: