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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 6 site, if aii,,L,ftem Kekelct IFee4]and shall conform to Chapter, 22 (County Streets) of the Haiiwii County Code. Applicant's Reasons for Amending Condition F: According to the applicant, the proposed auto parts retail store use is anticipated to generate approximately 574 daily vehicle trips, including 20 A.M. peals hour(15 inbound/5 outbound) and 56 new trips in the P.M. peak hour(27 inbound/29 outbound). Based on the preceding and in accordance with the Zoning Code's concurrency requirements,the applicant prepared a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TZAR). The TZAR studied and evaluated the project's traffic impact at three(3)intersections:Puainako Street/Kilauea Avenue,Puainako Street/Kekela Street/KTA Shopping Center East Driveway ("Kekela intersection") and Puainako Street/Kanoelehua Avenue.Kekela Street is a County owned and maintained road, with jurisdictional review by the County DPW The TZAR concluded that the Level of Service (LOS)at the Kekela intersection currently operates at LOS"F"in the P.M.peak hour,and is anticipated to still operate at LOS "E" or "F" in the future (5-, 10- and 20-year forecasts) without the proposed project.Due to the modest scale of the proposed project,the addition of the project related trips from would not further degrade the current LOS "E" or "F" operations.The TIAR further concluded that both project driveways are anticipated to serve relatively low traffic volumes during the peak hours, therefore, no operational issue are anticipated at the Puainako Street or Kekela Street driveways. The 2017 TIAR concluded that trips traveling southbound on Kekela Street which are turning left to go eastbound on Puainako Street are experiencing the highest delay at this intersection. The existing southbound lane on Kekela Street is approximately 24 feet wide, which is sufficient to provide two 12-foot wide lanes. As recommended in the TIAR, potential mitigation to address the current and 5-year projected forecast of the TIAR would be to restripe the southbound Kekela Street to provide a left/through lane and a separate right-tum lane,which would: (1) improve operations at this intersection since the right-turn movement will no longer be impeded by a queue waiting to turn left,(2)minimize disruption to the southbound right-tum, which is the predominant movement at this approach, and (3) maintain traffic flow. Finally, according to the applicant, DPW has informed them that it did not recommend any access restrictions (i.e., limited to delivery vehicles) on Kekela Street