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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 the potential second dwelling to a family member while the applicant retains her residence on the other resulting lot. The Planning Director supports this rezoning request to allow a two-lot subdivision with one (1) home on each resulting lot. The County Council adopted concurrency requirements for water, roads and civil defense sirens. The Department of Water Supply has indicated that County water is available. A traffic study is required whenever a proposed development will generate over 50 peak hour trips. Based on the request, a Traffic Impact Analysis Report is not required. The nearest siren is located at the Waimea Park. As the subject property is located over eight (8) miles from the nearest coastline, situated at about the 2,770-foot elevation and proposes one (1) additional lot subdivision, the project does not meet the criteria requiring additional civil defense sirens. All utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the subject property is from Hoku`ula Road, which is a County roadway. There is a 5-foot wide future road widening setback from the property line adjacent to Hoku`ula Road. Spencer Road is substandard,based on pavement width. If approved, access to the new parcel will be over a proposed electrical and utility easement, which will affect the new parcel and be in favor of the existing lot. County water is available to the property from an 8-inch waterline within Hoku`ula Road fronting the subject property. There is a 1-inch water meter that serves the existing parcel, which is limited to an average daily usage of 800 gallons. Based on the one (1) additional lot requested in the proposed 2-lot development, the applicant will need to remit the required water commitment deposit, install an additional water meter to serve the new proposed lot, submit service lateral installation plans prepared by a professional engineer or surveyor who is licensed and registered in the State of Hawai`i and remit the prevailing facilities charge(s). These requirements will be added as conditions of approval. There are no severe geological or topographical problems for the subject property that cannot be properly addressed or which would render the land unusable. The property is located in Zone "X", an area determined by FEMA to be located outside of the 500-year floodplain. County sewer service is not available in the area. The proposed lot will utilize an individual wastewater treatment system meeting with the approval of the Department of Health. Solid waste will be disposed of at appropriate sites designated by the Department of Environmental Management. All development-generated storm runoff