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The reasons for approving the rezoning of this site were articulated in the Planning Commission's recommendation to the County Council(Exhibit H). The reasons,in summary, and their relationship to the present, included: • Consistency with the County General Plan LUPAG map and Goals and Policies. • Furtherance of the County's goals of providing an economic environment which allows new or existing businesses to expand and diversify the County's economic base, and thereby also increase occupational choices. This is still a goal of the County. • Site's positive physical and locational attributes which meet the commercial needs in the context of the medium density designation of the County General Plan. This is still applicable today, as there have not been any amendments to the General Plan. • Availability or provision by the Applicant of all essential utilities and services. The discussion relates to the improvements to the roadway right-of-way, wastewater system, and the like. • Site not having any resource issues, such as archaeological, drainage, botanical,or avifaunal. It is thus maintained that the reasons used io support the existing CN-20 zoning still apply to the requested time extension. It should be noted, however, that since the CN-20 zoning was approved in 2010,the only substantive change to the Zoning Code was the adoption of the concurrency provision, Section 25-246 and its amendment in 2011. Specifically, it requires that all rezoning, including time extension,address traffic, potable water,and civil defense siren concerns. Relative to traffic,the concurrency provision requires a Traffic Impact Analysis Report("TIAR") if more than fifty(50) trips are generated by a project during the peak hours. In this situation,the proposed office use for the 9,000+/- square foot 2-story structure would generate less turning movements than a retail shop. According to the Institute of Traffic Engineering manual (the manual used by traffic engineers in preparing Traffic Impact Analysis Report), the AM/PM trip generation for office use is 1.49 trips per 1,000 square feet. Thus,for a maximum 9,000 square foot office building, the projected movements would be no more than fourteen(14)movements. Thus, the projected use does not reach the TIAR`threshold". County water for the project is still available from the 14-inch line fronting Komohana Street. That is adequate to address the fire flow requirements. 12