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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 • Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environment. All utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is from Waikelehua Place, which is a 50-foot wide County dedicated road with a 20-foot pavement road and grass shoulders. County water is available for the proposed request. Wastewater will be disposed of by individual wastewater(septic) systems meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. All other essential utilities or services are available to the property. The applicant has requested that the standard restriction to prohibit a second dwelling (additional farm dwelling) on each lot not be added as part of the Change of Zone application. Normally, when Change of Zone requests are approved and the zoning density is increased, the applicant could still potentially apply for an Ohana Dwelling or an Additional Farm Dwelling, allowing for the construction of a second dwelling unit on each newly created lot, which could potentially double the cumulative burden on the existing infrastructure. As such, the Planning Department includes a standard condition to prohibit a second dwelling unit (Ohana or Additional Farm Dwelling) or a Condominium Property Regime (CPR) on each newly created lot. In this particular case, the subject property is located within an area identified for Low Density Urban uses in the General Plan LUPAG map, is located on the Urban fringe, and is in an area that the current infrastructure can accommodate the additional dwellings, including County water and roads. In light of these circumstances, the Planning Commission voted to allow the applicant's request with an addition to Condition E that states "additional farm dwellings, if approved by the Planning Department, shall be serviced by individual water meters as approved by the Department of Water Supply." There is no severe geological or topographical problems for the property that cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) and the Department of Public Works-Engineering Division, the property is located in Zone "X", an area outside of the 500-year flood area. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located over 8 miles from the nearest coastline and will