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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 All essential utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is from `Akala Road, which is a County owned and maintained roadway that has approximately 18 feet of pavement within a 30-foot right-of-way. The City of Hilo Zone Map identifies `Akala Road as a proposed 60-foot right-of-way, with a future 15-foot road widening setback on both sides of`Akala Road. A condition of approval was added on the previous change of zone that included the property(Ordinance 07-135), which required the previous applicants to set aside a 15-foot future road widening setback along the properties frontage with `Akala Road. This condition has been complied with through the subdivision process (SUB 07-000677). A condition of approval is being added to require the applicants to subdivide and dedicate upon request to the County of Hawai`i at no cost, the fifteen (15)-foot wide future road widening setback along the subject property's `Akala Road frontage to provide for future road widening improvements. County water can be made available for the request. According to the Department of Water Supply, County water can be made available for the proposed subdivision from an existing 6-inch waterline within `Akala Road fronting the subject property. A condition of approval will require that the applicants install a service lateral to accommodate a 5/8-inch meter for the additional lot, and install fire hydrants within 300 feet of each lot. The Department of Water Supply recommends that the applicants contact the owner of the property across `Akala Road (TMK:2-5-040:019), as there are similar water system improvements required for the Change of Zone application for that property. Wastewater will be disposed of by individual wastewater systems meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. All other essential utilities or services are available to the property. There is no severe geological or topographical problem for the property that cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The majority of the property is located in Zone "X", an area determined by FEMA to be located outside of the 500-year floodplain. However, there is a small area at the southern portion of the property in Flood Zone "A"where the existing dwelling is located. Flood Zone A is the Special Flood Hazard Area inundated by the 100-year flood where base flood elevations have not been determined. A condition of approval will be added restricting the construction of single-family dwellings or other substantial buildings within areas designated Flood Zone "A"by the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Should this request be approved, the applicants may apply for a Second Farm Dwelling, allowing for the construction of a second dwelling unit on each lot. The potential to allow additional dwellings may contribute to the cumulative burden on the