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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 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. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located approximately 4.5 miles from the nearest coastline and therefore, will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. Because the property is developed, it is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna are located within the subject property, nor has the area been identified as a significant botanical or biological habitat. Presently, there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of known valued cultural, historical or native resources in the area. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area. Based on the above findings, the approval of the Change of Zone request from an Agricultural 3 -acre (A -3a) to a Residential and Agricultural .5 -acre (RA -la) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further benefit the public. For your favorable consideration, an amendment to Section 25 -8 -33 (City of Hilo Zone Map) of Chapter 25, Zoning Code, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition), is transmitted.