PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000016)

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11. Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is not situated within the SMA and is located over three (3) miles away from the nearest shoreline. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 12. Subject Property: The subject, 11,254 square-foot property is irregular in shape with approximately 162 feet of frontage along Laukahi Place and the topography is fairly level with an approximate 4% slope across the site west to east and an approximate 5% slope across the site south to north. The property is currently improved with a single-story, 1,152 square foot single-family dwelling,permitted, and constructed in 1990, consisting of four(4)bedrooms and 1 '/2 bathrooms. The remainder of the property is landscaped with a well-maintained grass lawn with a few small shrubs around the property's eastern boundary. 13. Surrounding Land Uses/Zoning: There is a mixture of residential, commercial, community services, and agricultural uses in the area. Properties directly east and north of the subject property are zoned Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet(RS-10). A bit further east is the Kea`au Middle School Campus. Properties directly west and south of the subject property are zoned Village Commercial 10,000 square feet(CV-10). Immediately west of the subject property is an operating 7/11 convenience store, and immediately south of the subject parcel is the HMSA Medical Facility as well as the Holy Rosary Mission facility. Further west is a cluster of commercial development on lands zoned Village Commercial 10,000 square feet(CV-10). 14. Flood Zone: Zone"X," an area determined by FEMA to be outside the 500-year floodplain. 15. Flora/Fauna Resources: No professional floral or faunal survey was conducted of the property as the subject property has been previously cleared for construction of a single- family dwelling. The vegetation on the subject parcel primarily consists of non-native grass,with a few small shrubs around the property's eastern boundary. According to the applicant, introduced bird species such as dove, Japanese White-eye,house finch and myna are common in the surrounding area, as well as domestic animals such as cats, -3-