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Mr. Michael Yee, Director May 18, 2018 Page 8 It is thus maintained that the reasons used to support the existing zoning still apply to the requested time extension. It should be noted, however, that since the CG-10 zoning was approved in 2006,the only substantive change to the Zoning Code was the adoption of the concurrency provision, Section 25-2-46. Specifically, it requires that all rezoning, including time extension, address traffic,potable water, and civil defense siren concerns. Relative to traffic,the concurrency provision requires a Traffic Impact Analysis Report("TIAR") if more than fifty (50)trips are generated by a project during the peak hours. In this situation,the proposed office use for the two structures with a combined area of 2,500+/- square feet, generates less turning movements or traffic than a retail shop. According to the Institute of Traffic Engineering manual (the manual used by traffic engineers in preparing Traffic Impact Analysis Report),the AM/PM trip generation for office use is 1.49 trips per 1,000 square feet. Thus, for a maximum 3,000 square foot office building, the projected movements would be 4.47 or less than five (5) movements. Thus, the projected use does not reach the TZAR"threshold". Notwithstanding not reaching the TIAR"threshold", of these projected maximum five (5) AM/PM movements, at least 50% or two (2) or three (3) movements would be right turn movements. Right turn movements into the project site should not significantly impede traffic along Kilauea Avenue. Further, in this area, Kilauea Avenue is wide enough to allow for through vehicles to navigate to the right of the few left turning vehicles. Nevertheless, to address the potential traffic impacts of a more intensive land use, the Applicant would be willing to accept a condition that requires a TIAR if so required by the Planning Department. This condition would be similar to other commercially zoned projects. County water for the project is still available. Further, there is a civil defense siren less than two hundred (200) feet from the subject site. As such, approval of this request should not be incongruous with the concurrency provision of the Zoning Code. V. SUGGESTED LANGUAGE • Pursuant to the request, the Applicant suggest the following language for your consideration: 1. Replacing Condition 2 with the following language, which is similar to the language of commercial rezoning requests approved today: