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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 located approximately 500 feet from the project site. The Ka`u Family Health Center is located to the east and zoned CV -10. Na'alehu School is located east of the Ka`u Family Health Center. The request is consistent with the proposed goals and objectives of the Ka`u Community Development Plan, which is currently in the development stage. The Steering Committee for the Ka`u CDP has adopted a number of proposed goals and objectives, and this request is consistent with the following: • Enhances a longstanding locally -owned business and increases the number of skilled jobs. • The business will remain in the heart of Na`alehu, in very close proximity to its commercial core. • The renovation will restore and enhance a historic building. • The project preserves an important component of the community infrastructure — access to dental care. On July 22, 2011, the County Council adopted Resolution 60 11 (draft 2), to "temporarily delay council action on General Plan amendments and rezoning applications in the district of Ka`u until the Ka`u Community Development Plan is adopted by Ordinance, or until December 31, 2012, whichever [shall] occur first ". The subject application for a change of zone was accepted by the Planning Department on July 6, 2011, prior to the adoption of Resolution 60 11. However, the application was reviewed and complies with proposed goals and objectives developed by the Steering Committee of the Ka`u CDP. Access to the property is from Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 11), a state -owned highway under the jurisdiction of the Department. According to the Department of Water Supply, County water is available from an existing 8 -inch waterline within Mamalahoa Highway. The County police station is located less than two miles from the property. Ka'u Hospital is located approximately thirteen miles from the site. All utilities are available to the property. The request would complement a policy of the General Plan in which "Commercial facilities shall be developed in areas adequately served by necessary services, such as water, utilities, sewers, and transportation systems....." The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that the area is located in Zone "X," areas determined to be outside of the 500 -year flood plain. There are no significant drainage ways that adversely affect the project site. While there are no indications of