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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 7 The applicant's request is not contrary to the goals of the CDP for this area. The Puna Community Development Plan (CDP) translates the broad General Plan statements to specific actions for the Puna district. The Puna district in general lacks industrial areas suitable for small-scale industry. Nearby Shipman Industrial Park contains large lots that cater more to large-scale industrial uses. The General Plan Course of Action for Puna states "identify sites suitable for future industrial activities as the need arises." An action of the Puna CDP would be achieved by the proposed project in that it would provide additional lands for commercial and industrial activities that help to provide a wide range of services and provide jobs for the Puna District. Therefore, the requested General Industrial zoning is consistent with the General Plan All utilities and services are available to the site. In 2007, the Hawai`i County Council requirements in the Zoning Code to ensure that roads, water systems and civil defense sirens are developed or improved concurrently with the private development approved through a change of zone. There is an existing civil defense siren in Shipman Business Park that provides coverage to the subject property. The Department of Public Works did not recommend improvements because access to the property is over private lots with utility and roadway easements. However, several of the industrial rezonings previously approved along Milo Street required the applicant to comply with the standards outlined in Standard Details for Public Works Construction R-33 and R-34. Standard Detail R-33 identifies the street cross section for business & industrial standards, which is a 60-foot wide right of way with 12-foot wide paved travel lanes, 8-foot wide paved shoulders and 10-foot wide paved drainage swales. In a letter dated March 22, 2017, the applicant indicated they will increase the existing 50-foot wide easement fronting the subject property by ten additional feet and make the appropriate improvements therein. Thus, the Director is recommending conditions of approval be included to provide for access to the property meeting industrial road standards. Regarding water systems, Section 25-2-46(m) (Concurrency) of the Zoning Code states "A change of zone application shall not be granted unless: (1) the department of water supply has determined that it can meet the water requirements of the project and issue water commitments using its existing system; or(2) specific improvements to the