PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-014_Amend REZ-07-075)

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The 62-lot, single-family residential project has been designed and will be built meeting with the requirements of the Zoning Code and approved PUD,which allowed a series of exceptions from the Zoning and Subdivision Codes to, "... improve the overall quality, aesthetics, and to create a more pedestrian-oriented community that would not otherwise be possible with the current County of Hawai`i Codes and Standard Details for roadway construction." The project has met the Zoning Code's concurrency requirements by having secured sufficient potable water(50 units)to satisfy the needs of the project that has registered with the U.S. Green Building Council as a LEED project,whose design criteria will be applied to the project to reduce water demands lower than County requirements (as required by Condition D of the subject ordinance). The Planning Director recommends modifying Condition B (Water Commitments)to require the applicant to maintain those water commitments until the water facilities charge has been paid in full. As the proposed project is anticipated to generate more than fifty (50)peak hour vehicle trips,the applicant commissioned an updated Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR), dated October 2021, as required by the Concurrency section of the Zoning Code. The TIAR summarized the traffic impact of the project as follows, the Laipala Makai project will have little impact to traffic delay at the Ali`i Drive at Queen Kalama Avenue and the Queen Kalama at Naniloa Drive intersections. At the proposed intersection of the project driveway and Ali`i Drive, a single-lane entrance and a single-lane exit will work acceptably. Traffic operations show that the all-way stop-control at Ali`i Drive, and La`aloa Avenue will result in movements that operate at LOS E in Future (2041) Without Project and Future (2 041) With Project conditions. The 8-Hour (Warrant I Condition B) and 4-Hour (Warrant 2) traffic signal warrants were satisfied and the resulting intersection analysis with a traffic signal with permitted phasing resulted in acceptable LOS for the intersection and movements. The future widening of Route 11 and/or the completion of the Ali`i Highway extension will likely lower the traffic volume at this intersection, resulting in better traffic operation at this intersection. It is recommended that this intersection be monitored, and the installation of a traffic signal be considered if needed. The v/c ratio for the northbound and southbound approaches at Route 11 and -5-