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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 service at the Kapi`olani Street/Hualalai Street intersection. A condition of approval will require the applicant provide adequate landscaping to mitigate any adverse noise or visual impacts to adjacent properties. Based on the above, a change of zoning to the RM-1.5 district classification is appropriate in this area and the request is consistent with the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the property is from Hualalai Street, which is a County owned and maintained roadway with a right-of way width of 60 feet. The applicant will construct a 32-foot wide asphalt paved driveway aligned with Hualalai Street. A condition of approval will require that any driveway connection to Hualalai Street conform to Chapter 22, County Streets, of the Hawai`i County Code. According to the Department of Water Supply(DWS), water can be made available to the property via an existing 8-inch waterline within Kapi`olani Street by extending approximately 260 lineal feet of 8-inch waterline to the subject property. The proposed request would also require the installation of a reduced pressure type backflow prevention assembly within five feet of the existing or additional water meters. Conditions of approval will be included to address the Department of Water Supply's requirements. A County sewer line is located along Hualalai Street. The Department of Environmental Management has indicated that the applicant will be required to provide a sewer study prior to connection to the County sewer line. A condition of approval will require that the applicant provide a sewer study, construct any required upgrades to the existing sewer system in Hualalai Street, and connect to the existing County sewer line prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Solid waste will be disposed of by commercial haulers or individual homeowners into an approved landfill. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified or which would render the land unusable. The project site is located within Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. A condition of approval will require the applicant to submit a drainage study to the Department of Public Works and construct any required drainage improvements. Additionally, all development generated storm run-off will be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways.