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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i Page 11 of Hawai`i. Construction of the first stage shall include constructing the entire length of the Ponahawai Street extension with paved shoulders and paved swales for the entire width of eighty(80) feet, meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works. Construction on the second stage shall include constructing the entire length of the Ponahawai Street extension with concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks and drainage improvements, as required by the Department of Public Works. The second stage improvements shall be completed prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for any adjacent commercial or multiple-family development or prior to Final Subdivision Approval for any adjacent subdivision that creates single-family residential lots (not bulk lot subdivision)." Applicant's Requested Amendment of Condition Q Condition Q: No single family residential lot[s] shall have direct access from either Komohana Street or Mohouli Street, [exclusive of permitted lots]. Commercial and/or multiple-family residential projects may have direct access from either Komohana Street, Mohouli Street, or Ponahawai Street, subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works in consultation with the Planning Director, with any applicable off-site improvements or movement restrictions. The location of any permitted road lots shall be determined by the Department of Public Works in consultation with the Planning Director. Further, no single-family residential lots shall have direct access from the Ponahawai Street Extension and other proposed arterial streets. Applicant's Reasons for Amending Condition Q The applicant requests to amend Condition Q in order to allow direct access to Komohana Street and Mohouli Street from any commercial or multiple-family development in the WPD. The current condition prohibits any lots from having direct access to Komohana or Mohouli.Streets. Further, no single-family residential lots can have any direct access to Ponahawai Street. While the need for controlled access is understandable, the applicant believes that for commercial and multiple-family residential developments, accesses are important for the success of a project as well as the potential to enhance traffic circulation. The applicant thus requests the option to allow commercial and multiple-family residential uses to have direct access to all streets, subject to any restrictions required by the Department of Public Works to address safety and other traffic issues. A possible restriction could be right-in, right-out movements only.