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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 According to the Department of Water Supply(DWS), the subject property is currently served by a 5/8-inch County water meter, limited to an average of 400 gallons per day. Water can be made available from an existing 6-inch waterline with Nalani Street fronting the subject parcel. DWS confirmed receipt of the required water commitment payment for one(1) additional unit of water on October 5, 2018. The applicant will be required to maintain the required water commitment, complete water systems improvements, remit facilities charges and convey water system improvements to the County of Hawai`i Water Board prior to additional water meter service being granted. The subject parcel is not served by the County sewer system. According to the applicant, a new septic tank system, approved by the Department of Health, will be installed for each new dwelling. Solid waste will be taken to the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill by the individual lot owners or a private hauling service. Electricity, telephone and cable services are available to the site. Police, Fire and medical services are available in Hilo. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The subject parcel is in an area designated as Zone X on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA). Zone X is an area outside of the 500-year flood plain. All development generated storm run-off shall be disposed of on-site and not allowed onto adjacent properties or roadways. Conditions will be included to address the Department of Water Supply and Department of Public Works comments. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The project site is located about 2.5 miles from the nearest shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. No professional archaeological studies were completed for the subject property as it has been cleared and used for residential purposes since 1959. A copy of this rezone application was sent to SHPD as part of this application process. As of the time of this writing, the Planning Department has not received a response.