FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, DECISION AND ORDER (SPP-2021-000005)

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11. Flood Zone: The property is located entirely within Floor Zone"Y', which is an area determined by FEMA to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. 12. Flora/Fauna Resources: No formal floral or faunal studies were conducted of the property because it has been graded in the past and is regularly mowed. 13. Archaeological/HistoricaUCultural Resources: The property is not listed on the Hawai`i State or National Register of Historic Places. No formal archeological study was conducted on the site as it has been graded in the past. In a letter dated March 31, 2009, the DLNR-SHPD determined that no historic properties will be affected by development of the property. 14. Public Access: There is no public coastal or mountain access that traverses through this private property. 15. Traffic: According to the applicant, the proposed use would generate a modest increase in traffic to the subject property. Per the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation manual, an approximately 18,000-square foot, self-storage operation would generate an estimated 3.06 peak hour vehicle trips, and the proposed mailing service facility would generate an estimated 10.75 peak hour trips. Using the ITE Trip Generation manual, the combined number of trips that the proposed storage facility and mailing service facility are expected to generate is approximately 13.81 peak hour trips, thus does not meet the minimum 50 peak hour trips to trigger the requirement of a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR)under the concurrency section of the Zoning Code. 16. Access: The subject property has frontage along `Ainaloa Boulevard. `Ainaloa Boulevard is a two-lane paved County roadway, classified by the General Plan as a collector,with a right-of-way width of 60 feet. The applicant proposes one 24-foot-wide paved driveway access to the property from `Ainaloa Boulevard to serve the proposed project. 17. Water:According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS),water is not currently available to the subject property,with the closest waterline located about one (1) mile away within Highway 130. According to the applicant, the proposed project will include two (2) catchment tanks providing a total storage of at least 51,000 gallons for fire suppression and a separate water holding tank for potable water for use by the proposed residence. 6