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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 5 An Archeological Inventory Survey (AIS), Archaeological Preservation Plan and Burial Treatment Plan were prepared by the applicant and accepted by SHPD to address archaeological sites in the project area. The applicant's full compliance with provisions stipulated in these plans will be will be added as a condition of approval. Condition No. 12 of LUC Docket No. A00-073 requires the installation of a solar powered siren in a central location as determined by the County of Hawaii and State Civil Defense agencies. The applicant will install the siren as required by these agencies. The applicant submitted an updated Traffic Impact Analysis Report along with their amendment application for the phased development of the WHBP project over 20 years. According to the TZAR, Phase 1 would be complete by 2022 and consist of the development of approximately 356,059 square feet of gross leasable commercial space in 48.4 -acre portion of property. To mitigate the traffic caused by this estimated development, the TIAR recommended the extension of Kanalani Street from its current terininus at the northern boundary of Parcel 1 to intersect with a segment of the South Access Road to be built between Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway. Additionally, the TIAR recommended improvements within the Kealakehe/Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway intersection, which were completed as apart of the DOT Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway widening project. Planning Department staff had concerns that the assumption of 356,059 square feet of gross leasable space for commercial uses within the requested 48.4 -acre project area on which the TIAR based its traffic impacts and roadway improvement recommendations for Phase 1, seemed small. Staff was concerned that if the square footage of commercial development increased beyond that amount, then traffic Level of Service may suffer without further mitigation, therefore they suggested capping commercial development within Phase 1 at the represented square footage. In addition, DOT recommended no driveways should be permitted between Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway and the Kanalani Street Extension to prevent traffic queues backing onto the highway. In response to these comments and concerns, the applicant's traffic engineer prepared a Supplemental Traffic Analysis (STA) to assess the amount of commercial development that could be reasonably accommodated within the Phase 1 of the project without requiring significant improvements in the vicinity to mitigate projected traffic operations.