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8. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Adjacent properties are zoned RS -10. There is a <br />single - family dwelling immediately adjacent to the property to the northeast (towards <br />Hilo) and northwest. CV -zoned properties are located further east (Hilo side) of the site, <br />across Old Volcano Road. Across Nichols Road to the west/southwest (towards <br />Volcano) is a property owned by Hawaiian Telcom, improved with a building, <br />unoccupied and zoned ML -20. Properties across Highway 11 are zoned RS -20 and in <br />residential uses. <br />9. ALISH: Unclassified. <br />10. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Unclassified. <br />11. FEMA: Zone "X ", areas determined to be outside the 500 -year flood plain. <br />12. Flora/Fauna Resources: No formal flora/fauna study was submitted. <br />13. Archaeological Resources: No archaeological survey was submitted. Letter of "no <br />effect" from the DLNR -HPD requested on April 29, 2011. No response from DLNR- <br />HPD received as of this writing. <br />14. Cultural or Native Gathering Rights: No traditional and customary Native Hawaiian <br />rights are being practiced on the site. <br />15. Public Access: None. <br />16. Traffic: Per the Department of Transportation, the proposed project shall use Nichols <br />Road as the designated access to the property, and no parking will be allowed on the <br />State Highway. In their memo dated August 31, 2011, the DOT states their concern for <br />"spot" type rezoning and the cumulative traffic impacts of these zone changes adversely <br />impacting their State highway facilities, and requests the Planning Department closely <br />monitor the increase in development of residential to commercial uses. The DOT has <br />suggested imposing a condition requiring developers /property owners to participate in <br />cost sharing arrangements for necessary roadway mitigation measures on their State <br />highways. <br />PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES <br />17. Access: Access is from Nichols Road, a private roadway owned by Continental Pacific, <br />LLC. The site plan appears to indicate another roadway connection to Old Volcano <br />Road. However, Old Volcano Road at this portion is overgrown with vegetation and not <br />accessible. <br />-2- <br />