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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 extensive, and currently Union Mill Road has grass shoulders, which is sufficient for drainage purposes at this time. County water can be made available to the property via an existing 6 -inch waterline within Union Mill Road or an 8 -inch waterline along Akoni Pule Highway. As there is no municipal sewer system in the area, wastewater will be disposed of into individual wastewater systems meeting the standards and requirements of the State Department of Health. Solid waste will be disposed of by commercial haulers or individual homeowners into an approved landfill. Additionally, the Department of Environmental Management recommends the applicant provide a Solid Waste Management Plan to address solid waste for the proposed subdivision. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "X ", which is an area determined by FEMA to be outside the 500 -year floodplain. If required by the Department of Public Works, the applicant will provide a drainage study and ensure that all development generated storm run -off be disposed of on -site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. It should be noted that there will be a need to adjust the subdivision plat to make Lot 10 usable. Electrical and telephone services are available to the property. Police and fire services are located about 2 miles to the east in Kapaau. The closest public schools, which are Kohala Elementary and High Schools, are located just to the west of the subject property. The County's Kamehameha Park complex is within one mile from the subject property. To limit the cumulative impact of the proposed subdivision on area infrastructure, a condition of approval will prohibit a second dwelling and condominium property regime on each lot. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located over one mile from the shoreline and is not in the Special Management Area. Thus, the property will not be affected by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources on the subject property. In view of the Hawaii State Supreme Court's "PASH" and "Ka Pa'akai 0 Ka'Aina" decisions, the issue relative to native Hawaiian gathering and fishing rights must be addressed in terms of the cultural, historical, and natural resources and the associated traditional and customary practices of the site: