PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-000013)

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■ Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. ■ Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability ofpublic services and utilities, access, and public need. ■ Designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands at varying densities for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities and the stated goals,policies, and standards. The subject property is located in the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) area and is situated within an already developed area as shown on the Waimea Town Conceptual Plan map. To protect important agricultural lands or culturally,visually, and environmentally important open space or resources in Waimea, the SKCDP recommends that Agricultural Zoning between A-5a and A-40a be retained. As the subject property is currently zoned A-la, designated ldu by the General Plan LUPAG map, and not situated within any culturally, visually, and environmentally important open space areas,these recommendations do not apply. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. The subject property is currently accessed via Lihipali Street, a County-owned and maintained roadway with 16-to 20-foot-wide pavement within a 40-foot right-of-way (ROW). In the vicinity of the subject parcel,there are five (5) large drainage facilities/drywells maintained by the County on the mauka side of the road. Each CPR unit is served with its own,paved driveway. According to the Department of Public Works-Engineering Division (DPW), all driveway connections must conform with Chapter 22, County Streets of the Hawaii County Code, and access to Lihipali Road, including the provision of adequate sight distance must meet with the approval of DPW. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. Finally, as the ROW that includes Lihipali Road is currently only 40 feet wide and the Subdivision Code's minimum ROW standard is 50 feet, a condition of approval will be added requiring the applicant to include a five (5)-foot-wide future road widening setback along the property's Lihipali Road frontage on any subdivision maps and to dedicate that land to the County upon the request of the Department of Public Works. -3-