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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 9 • 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", areas determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. All development generated storm run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. Electricity, cable and telephone are available to the site. Police, fire protection and emergency medical services are located in Kea'au, less than two miles from the property. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The subject property is not in the Special Management Area and is located more than three miles from the shoreline. Therefore it will not be impacted by coastal hazards or affect beach erosion, coastal ecosystems and marine resources. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. There is no evidence of any valued cultural or natural resources existing on the site and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the property. No formal archaeological study was conducted. A SHPD staff site visit in 2014 identified no historic properties within the parcel and their 2017 letter indicated no historic properties will be affected by the proposed rezoning. Thus, the proposed request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawai`i Revised Statutes. A condition of approval will be added for the protection of inadvertent finds should any remains of historic sites, such as rock walls, terraces, platforms, marine shell concentrations or human burials be encountered. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has not commented on this particular project; however, it is common for the endangered Hawaiian hoary bat, Hawaiian hawk, Hawaiian petrel, band-rumped storm-petrel, and the Newell's shearwater to transit this general area. Therefore, the Director recommends including conditions of approval that reduce any adverse impacts on these endangered species. Lastly, this approval is made with the understanding that the applicant remains responsible for complying with all other applicable governmental requirements in connection with the approved use, prior to its commencement or establishment upon the subject properties. Additional governmental requirements may include the issuance of building permits, the installation of approved wastewater disposal systems, compliance with the Fire Code, installation of improvements required by the American with