PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SLU-2022-004)

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The Urban classification conforms to the standard that the development is within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as schools, police and fire protection,transportation systems and water. The subject property is located at the cross junction of Hawaii Belt Road (Mamalahoa Highway), Alii Drive Extension andNapo`opo`o Road. Existing access to the subject property is directly from Hawaii Belt Road, a primary arterial roadway that is owned and maintained by the State. The applicant is proposing to construct a new County dedicable standard road to service the western end of the proposed subdivision from Hawai`i Belt Road and a 12-foot-wide paved outbound access road within a 20- foot-wide easement from the southern end of the subject property. The State Department of Transportation (DOT)requires that a Traffic Assessment or an access evaluation be submitted and accepted by the State DOT. Additionally, DOT further requested that the report include an analysis pertaining to traffic safety and line of site for the two proposed access points. Conditions of the concurrent change of zone request will address these requirements. Water can be made available to the site. Wastewater will be served by Individual Wastewater Systems (IWS) meeting the approval of the State Department of Health (DOH). Police and fire protective services are within close proximity to the project site. All essential utilities can be made available to the property. Urban Districts shall include lands characterized by "city-like" concentrations of people, structures, streets, urban level of services and other related land uses. The proposed reclassification action does not represent the creation of a new urban concentration, as the subject site is located with the Captain Cook Rural Town TOD, with urban level facilities including similar single-family residential zoning and residential subdivisions and various retail establishments. The surrounding area is already an urban-like environment having a mix of existing residential and commercial uses nearby. There are several types of commercial business operating within 1,000 feet of the subject property including a gas station, auto parts store,hardware store, laundromat, restaurants, and other retail/commercial uses. As these urban type uses already exist in the immediate area, the urbanization of the project site will not contribute -3-