PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000020)

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20. Civil Defense Sirens: There is a Civil Defense siren in the immediate area, located at Ahualani Park in the Ahualani subdivision, approximately 2,180 feet to the north of the subject property. 21. Traffic: Section 25-2-46 (d) (1) of the concurrency provision requires a Traffic Impact Analysis Report(TIAR) as part of any rezoning application in situations where the projected use can generate 50 or more peak hour trips. Given the scale and scope of the proposed project, a TIAR was not performed as the project conforms to the County`s concurrency requirements. The applicant anticipates approximately 33 peak hour vehicle trips, which is below the 50 peak hour trip benchmark which would require the preparation of a TIAR. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES 22. Access: Access is proposed from Haihai Street and Ainaola Drive which are both maintained by the County and are major collector roadways. Haihai Street has a 24-foot- wide pavement with three (3)to four(4)-foot-wide shoulders within a 60-foot right-of- way and Ainaola Drive has a 20-foot-wide pavement within a 50-foot right-of-way. Additionally, there is a 5-foot future road widening setback along the property's boundary with Ainaola Drive. As stated previously, the proposed subdivision will be accessed via Haihai Street, via the Kikaha Street extension. Ho`olala Street will also be extended creating the main ingress and egress points to the subdivision and will be extended to intersect with Ainaola Drive. Ho`olala Street will be 20 feet wide with 15- foot shoulders. There will be two (2) cul-de-sacs built within the subdivision to access various lots. One cul-de-sac located off of Kikaha Street will be 20 feet with 15-foot- wide shoulders. The second cul-de-sac will be 20 feet with combined travel lane width of 16 feet. All newly created roadways will be constructed to County dedicable standards, except for one (1) cul-de-sac, which will be a private road. Based on the proposed zoning, the Department of Public Works-Engineering Division (DPW)recommends that all driveway connections and construction within Haihai Street and Ainaola Drive conform to Chapter 22, County Streets, of the Hawaii County Code. Futhermore, based on the proposed zoning request, DPW recommends that the applicant provide improvements to the subject property's Ainaola Drive frontage consisting of, but -5-