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,p The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 Planning Department believes the request for commercial zoning will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. The property has two legal access easements; a 30 -foot wide road and utility easement identified as "RU -b" at Ponahawai Street which is shared with parcel 21 and a 15 -foot wide road and utility casement from Komohana Street identified as "RU -9" which is shared with parcel 22. Ponahawai Street and Komohana Street are both County roadways with a right -of -way width of 60 feet. The applicant intends to utilize the Ponahawai Street access as their primary access to the property. This access aligns with the Ka Waena Lapaau medical complex access located across Ponahawai Street. The Planning Department recommends the creation ()fan access easement to provide internal circulation between the subject property and TMK 2- 3- 37:14. This easement should generally be aligned as shown in Exhibit 2 of the application so that both properties have more than one point ingress and egress at Ponahawai Street. This wou improve the overall flow of traffic for these proposed commercial developments. A 10 -foot wide No Vehicular Access Planting Screen Easement along the property's Komohana Street frontage was created when the property was originally subdivided. The Department of Public Works (DPW) recommends that access to and from Komohana Street via the 15 -foot wide road and utility easement identified as "RU- 9" he physically limited to right -turn in and right -turn out movements only. Preventing left -turn movements through use of a physical barrier will significantly reduce the potential for vehicle conflicts at the propcny driveway and will reduce vehicle delay on southbound Komohana Street that would occur if lefl -turn movements were allowed The Planning Department is recommending the placement of "no left- turn" sign(s) in addition to a physical barrier. The DPW is also recommending that the applicant provide pavement widening with concrete curb. gutter. sidewalk, drainage, and utility relocation improvements to the property's Komohana Street tiontage. These recommendations w ill he included as conditions of approval for the change of zone. The proposed 30,000- square loot office building will generate approximately 47 peak hour trips However, to be consistent with the concurrency requirements of the Zoning Code, a condition of approval will require submittal of a Traffic impact Analysis Report (TIAR.) if the applicant develops other land uses permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial zoned district that would generate significantly more traffic (over 50 peak hour trips) than the proposed development. The applicant will he responsible for constructing any improvements identified in the TiAR required by the DPW.