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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 Despite the preceding, which has delayed this proposed Change of Zone application since 2017, the Planning Director anticipates near-term amendments to, amongst others, the concurrency section of the Kona CDP, which would support this proposed rezone. The proposed CDP amendment would require a landowner applying for rezoning to commit any right-of-way or improvements of proposed roadways shown on the Official Transportation Map in a manner that is proportionate to the project's impacts as determined by a traffic study. Concurrency Zone"D" contains one proposed roadway, the extension of Holoholo Street-Kealaka`a Street which is located about 3,000 feet to the west of the subject property. Additionally, the proposed 5-lot subdivision will generate about 5 peak-hour trips per day which is well under the 50 peak-hour trip trigger for necessitating a traffic study. Thus, the proposed change of zone is not expected to generate significant traffic impacts which would require additional road improvements other than those proposed by the applicant for creating better connectivity between the existing subdivisions, as discussed below. Policy LU-2.8 of the Kona CDP provides guidance on conventional rezoning in the Kona Urban Area outside of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) areas. The CDP encourages Infill Rezoning, which are defined as rezonings that, "...connect two or more pre-existing developments. Infill is usually associated with small scale developments of 20 acres or less that have been leapfrogged by the surrounding or adjacent developments. Infill rezonings should be conditioned to ensure connectivity to the surrounding developments and, where applicable, to provide mixed-use opportunities to make the area more walkable. " The project area is located between the pre-existing Kona Acres Subdivision and the O`oma Plantation Subdivision and as discussed below, the applicant will construct the extension of Lalei Place to connect to Hane Street creating a through connection between the adjacent developments. This connection also conforms to Policy Tran-2.1, which articulates the Kona CDP road connectivity standards. All utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is via Lalei Place, which is a County-owned road that has a 20-foot wide pavement and 4-foot wide paved shoulders within a 50-foot right-of-way. The applicant is proposing to construct the extension of Lalei Place fronting its property to County dedicable standards and dedicate it to the County. The extended road would connect with Hane Street, making it possible for a loop connection to the Mamalahoa Highway. The Department of Public Works, Engineering Division, supports the applicant's proposal to construct a County dedicable street connection between Lalei Place and Hane Street, which are both existing County streets, siting conformance to the Kona CDP's connectivity standards. DPW also stated that the proposed street alignment and lot line configuration does not appear to afford adequate driveway approach sight distance for the mauka lots (inside the curve). DPW offered mitigation alternatives for the non-conforming sight distance with the proposed alignment,