PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (REZ-21-247)

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recommended by the Department of Public Works (DPW). The preceding will be added as a condition of approval. DPW recommends the applicant install full improvements to the entire Kalanikoa Street and Kekuanao`a Street frontages consisting of, but not limited to, pavement widening with concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalk, drainage improvements, and any required utility relocation within the future road widening setback established by the Planning Department. Additionally, DPW recommends a minimum of 20-foot corner radius (property line)be provided at the intersection of Kekuanao`a Street and Kalanikoa Street and recommends that the applicant install streetlights and traffic control devices as may be required by the DPW - Traffic Division. The preceding will be added as a condition of approval. As the applicant is currently proposing to convert an existing dwelling into an office building, they have requested the DPW roadway improvement requirements outlined above be deferred to when a new structure is built on the property,preferring to integrate the cost of those improvements within the larger development project. The Planning Director is not inclined to support that request as there has been no representation that the applicant ever intends to construct a new building on the property, thus the improvements may never be made. The proposed office use is considered a permitted use in the MCX zoning district. Moreover,these improvements have been required of other landowners in similar rezonings fronting Kekuanao`a Street and are appropriate for this type of zoning in urban Hilo. As such, the Director is recommending the improvements be similarly made prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy. While the proposed office use will not generate the 50+peak hour vehicle trips to trigger a Traffic Impact Analysis Report(TIAR), a condition of approval will require a TIAR should the applicant develop a future land use that will generate over 50 peak hour trips. County water is available to the site via existing 8-inch waterlines within both Kekuanao`a Street and Kalanikoa Street, fronting the subject parcels and there is currently one (1) existing service lateral and one (1) existing 5/8-inch meter fronting both -5-