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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 Due to previous grading and grubbing in the area and its former warehousing /lumber treatment use, it is unlikely that any threatened or endangered flora or fauna species are present on the property. Due to the disturbed and urban nature of the surrounding areas, it is less likely to find endangered animal life in the area, however the applicant indicated that it is possible that a small number of endangered endemic birds and bats would traverse the or foraging in this general area. Based on the preceding, the Planning Director is recommending the addition of standard conditions of approval to mitigate possible impacts on these species. An archaeological inventory survey(AIS) for the property was conducted in 2018. The AIS identified five(5) sites that appeared to be remnants of a warehouse that was demolished. The AIS deemed the sites significant for their informational content only and have been mapped and documented. The applicant is awaiting review and approval of the AIS from the State Historic Preservation Division(SHPD). Additionally, at the time of this writing, the Planning Department has not received a response from their requested comment from SHPD on this application. The applicant will be required to comply with SHPD requirements during the grubbing and grading permit process and the Director is recommending a standard condition regarding inadvertent archaeological finds in the concurrent change of zone amendment. Dr. A.A. Camblor, O.D., whose office is located approximately 160 feet south of the subject parcel, submitted a letter opposing the proposed use citing concerns about visual impacts from the proposed industrial warehouse structures and concerns about various environmental impacts on drinking water. To mitigate visual and noise impacts to adjacent properties, the Planning Director is recommending that the applicant provide front yard (along Piilani Street frontage) and bufferyard (side and rear yard) landscaping in accordance with the Industrial/Residential zone standard bufferyard requirements of Planning Department's Rule No. 17. This includes an opaque screen from the ground to a height of at least six (6) feet, with intermittent visual screening from the opaque portion to a height of at least 20 feet. The environmental and water resource concerns and mitigation thereto will be discussed and addressed in the concurrent SMA Use Permit recommendation. Since the original change of zone was granted, the County Council has adopted concurrency requirements for water(discussed above), traffic impacts and civil defense sirens. The Zoning Code concurrency section requires a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) whenever a proposed development will generate over 50 peak hour trips. The