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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 6 facilities. Additionally, the proposed development would create a needed service and employment in this area. All utilities are or will be made available to the project site. Access to the property will be from Hawai`i Boulevard, which is a two -lane, private road that has an approximate 20 -foot wide asphalt pavement within a 60 -foot right -of -way. Hawai`i Boulevard is accessed directly from the Hawai`i Belt Road. A condition of approval will be added restricting access to the property from the Hawai`i Belt Road. Water requirements necessary for sanitation and firefighting will be provided by adequate storage facilities on -site. The applicant is proposing to store approximately 18,500 gallons of water tank to meet these requirements. Solid waste will be handled through a commercial hauler. Sewage connection is proposed to be via a septic system. Utilities, including telephone and electrical services, are available to the site. The closest police and fire station is located in Na`alehu, approximately twelve (12) miles from the property. Police and fire substations are available in the immediate area. While the property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A -la) zoned district, it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. The project site is currently vacant and has been previously bulldozed. The property is unclassified by the State Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH) Map and the Land Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating is "E" or "Very Poor ". Thus, the reclassification of this 3 -acre area from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County. An Urban classification would complement the existing and future land use patterns of the surrounding properties in view of the nearby commercial /light industrial projects and the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates and Hawaiian Ranchos subdivisions. The Urban classification conforms to the standard to include lands with satisfactory topography, drainage, and reasonably free from the danger of any flood, tsunami, unstable soil condition, and other adverse environmental effects. The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X ", areas outside the 500 -year flood plain. The property is located approximately 6 miles mauka of the shoreline. All project generated runoff will be disposed of on -site. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and County General Plan and is supportive of the Hawai`i State Plan.