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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 2 (10) acres to 48.4 acres. The applicant requests that the subject condition is amended follows: Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for improvements within an approximately 48.4 -acre [44 -acre -e] portion of Parcel I (Initial Project Area) along Kanalani Street Extension between the north property boundary and the vicini o South [ h] Access Road, Kanalani Street Extension from the north property boundary to the vicinity of South [Ner4] Access Road and the construction of improvements within the South and North Access Roads between [/] Queen Kaahumanu Highway [M t,,rs,,. do J and the Kanalani Street Extension [A[6 l ^ee„s-s Read], as provided in the TZAR, shall be completed to County dedicable standards. The Initial Project Area shall not exceed 711, 000 square feet of gross leasable commercial area or its equivalent if industrial land uses are developed tinder the MCX zoning. * The applicant is not an active developer of the property and has been seeking third party(ies) to undertake the active development of the WHBP through the sale of some or all of the project area since 2008 with no success. The applicant believes that the upfront roadway improvement requirements (Kamanu Street Extension and connection between Kamanu Street and Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway) are too cost prohibitive to effectively market/develop the property. The proposed amendment would provide for the sale/development of a significant portion of the WHBP, which would then provide financial resources for the construction of the Kainanu Street extension improvements. Additionally, the applicant believes that due to alternative regional transportation facilities being completed in the area since 2004 (e.g. Ane Keohokalole Highway between Palam Road and Hina Lani Street and Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway widening project), the immediate improvement of the Kamanu Street extension is no longer necessary to provide a solution to the regional traffic circulation needs. Finally, approval of the proposed amendment will require that Kanalani Street be constructed from the existing Kanalani Street terminus in the Kaloko Light Industrial area to the WHBP South Access Road, instead of just to the future North Access Road as currently required. These improvements will allow a second access to the area thereby reducing congestion at the Kanalani * The proposed Condition K amendment language evolved from the original application to the time of this writing based on agency comments. The proposed condition language in this background report reflects the final requested amendment language.