Record for Bolton, Inc. (SPP-16-000188)

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a] This property's access for ingress and egress is from Hualalai Road.This road is a two lane collector roadway that provides mauka-makai access from Queen Kaahurnanu Highway to Holualoa. This road has no paced shoulders and no sidewalks.The speed limit is 30 mph. Therefore, pedestrian traffic and/or bicycle travel are not considered. Traffic volumes have been documented in an Updated Traffic Analysis in March of 2013.This was conducted by Witcher Engineering LLP. From 7:15 am -8:15 am traffic on Hualalai Road was 170 vehicles per hour. From 3:15 pm -4:15 pm the vehicle volumes were recorded at 158 vehicles per hour. Due to traffic trends over the years and the addition of alternate routes off of Highway 11 mauka,the traffic volumes on this road have declined significantly. bj A grading permit from DPW has been obtained and no additional traffic impacts would be created by the special permit that don't already exist. Since the completion of Lako street and Puapuaaanue Hualalai Road has become much less traveled. Lj Utilities a] Water is available through meters and fire hydrant from DWS that is under our use from previous needs.Telephone, electricity and sewage disposal is not in any level of demand. 4) How the Request Meets the Following Criteria Ay The granting of this request will promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. The State Land Use Law and Regulations are intended to preserve, protect and encourage the development of lands in the State for those uses to which they are best suited in the interest of the public health and welfare of the people of the State of Hawaii. In the case of the Agricultural District, the intent is to preserve or keep lands of high agricultural potential in agricultural use. The proposed use will be located within an area whose soils are classified as"E" or"Very Poor" by the Land Study Bureau's Overall Master productivity Rating and unclassified by the Department of Agriculture's ALISH map.The proposed use will not displace or diminish the agricultural potential of the area since this parcel has not been in agricultural use for some time.This use is,therefore, not contrary to the objectives of the State Land Use Law for the Agricultural district.This parcel is not in a Coastal Zone Management area. B] The proposed use will not adversely affect the surrounding properties as all adjacent land parcels have no housing. This parcel is isolated between vacant parcels with the nearest resident over 600' to the north from the north west boundary in. C] The desired use will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers, water, drainage, school improvements, and police and fire protection.On the contrary, it will actually provide a great benefit to the community for improved drainage from flash flood occurrences,as was witnessed in Sept, 2015.The county road maintenance department had to do quite extensive repair on this property's north boundary bordering Hualalai Road, not to mention what had to be repaired farther downstream. Had this flood way been completed at the time of this flash flooding we would have possibly been spared such damage. More flood mitigation in the area needs to happen and this proposed use will help to make that feasibly possible. D) A currently unusual condition in this locality is the updating of FEMA's FIRM. Due to the process of adoption with the Federal agency, designing improvements become a doubled burden. The county DPW has been notified by FEMA to use the map that most protects life and property.