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The Honorable 1 Yosh,moto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 20 (rezoned in 1998), ML -20 (rezoned in 2004), and Single- Family Residential across from the Keeau Bypass Road. Properties to the north and east are in the State Land Use Agricultural district and zoned A -20a. The IJlupono Town Center is located across the project site to the west. The I lawai'i Right to Farm Act, HRS chapter 165, was enacted to protect farming operations on land in the State Land Use Agricultural District when adjacent land is reclassified out of the Agricultural District. A condition of approval will require the applicant notify prospective purchasers. tenants or lessees of the Hawai`i Right to Farm Act. Therefore, the requested Limited industrial zoning is consistent with the I.UPAG Map. 411 utilities and services are available to the site. According to the Department of Water Supply, water is available from existing 8 -inch and 12 -inch waterlines within Milo Street fronting the parcel. A condition of approval will be included to submit daily water usage calculations to the Department of Water Supply 'There is an existing cesspool for wastewater, which complies with all applicable Department of Health rules and regulations. The applicant states that upon construction ofthe retail garden center, a septic wastewater treatment system meeting the Department of l lealth and Environmental Protection Agency standards will be installed Solid waste will he disposed of at appropriate sites designated by the Department of Fnvironmental Management. Electricity and telephone services are available to the site. All essential utilities are available to the project site. Police and lire services are available a mile from the site, in Kea'au. Medical services are available at Hilo Medical Center. Access to the project site is by an existing 27 -foot wide paved driveway off Milo Street. According to the Department of Public Works, the portion of Milo Street that is privately owned (TMK: 1 -6 -152: 26) fronting the subject property is currently under consideration Tor dedication to the County. The existing Milo Street right -of -way width from Kea'au-Pahoa Road Bypass is 8(1 feet (State owned). then 40 reet (TMK: 1 -6 -152: 26). The DPW recommends improvements to the property's Milo Street frontage consisting of but not limited to, pavement tt•idening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements and any required utility relocation meeting the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The improvements will he required to be located within any future road widening setback. A condition of approval will be added requiring the applicant to construct roadway improvements along the property's frontage on Milo Street consisting of but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation. A condition is added to require the applicant to widen the portion of Milo Street fronting the properly ( "FMK: 1 -6 -152: 26) an additional 40 feet to align with the approximately 80 -foot wide State - owned portion of