PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-019)

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All essential utilities are available to the property. The area is served by police and fire stations in Captain Cook and Pu`uloa. Konawaena Elementary, Intermediate and High School is located approximately one (1)mile north of the property. Medical services are available at the Kona Hospital located less than three (3)miles north of the subject property in Kealakekua. There are no severe geological or topographical problems for the property that cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The project site has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the property is located in Zone "X" or"Area of Minimal Flood Hazard" and it is not known to be prone to flooding. The topography of the subject property gradually slopes from east to west with less than a 10% slope. The Department of Public Works (DPW)requires that all development generated runoff shall be disposed of on-site and shall not be directed toward any adjacent properties. All earthwork activity, including grading and grubbing, shall conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawaii County Code. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located over one (1) mile from the nearest shoreline, is not situated within the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources or public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, or other natural and environmental resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those resources. There was no formal flora and/or fauna study conducted for this Change of Zone request. Due to previous grading, grubbing and cattle grazing activity, the applicants indicated that it is unlikely that any threatened or endangered floral or faunal species are present on the property. -5-