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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 10 As part of a condition of approval for the rezoning of the Waikoloa Highlands project, the developer is required to improve the Paniolo Avenue /Waikoloa Road intersection with a roundabout system prior to Final Subdivision Approval of any portion of the project. As Final Subdivision Approval is pending, the roundabout and related improvements have not been constructed. In a separate request from this proposed rezoning, Waikoloa Mauka, LLC has requested an amendment to Condition B of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 07 127 for a five (5) year extension of time to secure Final Plan Approval for fifty (50) lots, provided that Final Subdivision Approval for the entire project be secured within ten (10) years from the new amendment. No action has been taken on this request as of this writing. It is anticipated that upon completion of the roundabout as required under conditions of approval for the Waikoloa Highlands rezoning, the Level of Service (LOS) for the Waikoloa Road /Paniolo Avenue intersection should improve from LOS "B" (short traffic delays) in the morning hours and LOS "C" (average traffic delays) and "D" (long traffic delays) in the afternoon, to LOS "A" (little or no traffic delays). Various conditions of approval will be included as recommended by the Department of Public Works. All utilities and services are available to the site. There is no public water system in this area. The applicant will secure service from the privately owned and operated Hawai`i Water Service Co. Police and emergency services are available in Waimea, and fire services are available on lower Pua Melia Street, approximately a half mile from the project site. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is located five miles east or mauka of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and not within the Special Management Area. As such, the project site will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, designated scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the immediate project area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. A draft Archaeological Assessment Report dated July, 2010 prepared by Haun and Associates did not identify any archaeological features or sites within the subject site. In a letter dated October 11, 2012, the DLNR Historic Preservation Division has stated that the survey was accepted by SHPD and no historic properties will be affected by this proj ect.