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Hawaii County Council Planning Committee Opposition to Bill 168,Rezone Application:TMK(3)1-08-002:064 July,26,2012 Page 3 of 4 a. Parking or stopping vehicles (even temporarily) along Highway 11, is tremendous hazardous condition. b. Parking along the unimproved Nichols Road may seriously affect other users of this road;notwithstanding the fact that the applicant controls the private Nichols Road. c. Parking across the street on the Puna side of Highway 11 means pedestrians will cross the Highway to get to the subject property. Again, the site limitation is a hazardous condition along this stretch of highway even using the crosswalk near the Post Office. 3. Environmental impacts and considerations including noise,air pollution,and hazard materials. Noise impacts for a automobile/truck repair business includes: a. Testing operations such as engines revved to listen for the problem;horns and alarms sounded for many tests; and many other grinding, pounding noise-producing operations, all of which can not be regulated or confined to the building interior. b. A concentration of several vehicles under repair only compounds the potential noise polluting the surrounding properties. Air polluting activities from the repair business such as the fumes of gas, oil and diesel could compound air pollutants when coupled with"vog" conditions. Applicant has not shown or addressed adequately how the rezoning would not have adverse environmental impacts to the surrounding properties. What mitigating measures has the applicant proposed? Where and how will oil and other EPA regulated material be contained and disposed? How will the applicant handle used auto parts,tires, engines, and other similar items? All question were not adequately addressed during the previous hearings and must be rectified prior to any rezoning consideration(much less a decision).