PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-028)

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designated for sale at market rates to mitigate potential regional impacts of the development. There are no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The overall slope of the project site ranges between 8 percent to over 13 percent, with the steepest portions adjacent to the Hawaii Belt Road and Lehua Street and an adjoining dry ditch located to the west. The property is situated approximately 1.8 miles from the nearest shoreline and thus not situated within the tsunami inundation area or evacuation area. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), The majority of the project site is situated within flood Zone"X,"which is determined by FEMA to be an area of minimal flood hazard. However, the western boundary of the Lehua Village 2 is defined by a shallow drainage-way identified as "Honoka`a Drainage-way No. 2" which is also designated as a FEMA floodway subject to 100-year(AH) frequency floods with depths of 1 to 3 feet (usually areas of ponding). According to the applicant, however,none of the subdivision infrastructure will be built within the AH area mentioned above. If an individual lot owner chooses to build in the AH designated area,they will be required to build as required by Chapter 27, Flood Control, of the Hawaii County Code. According to the Department of Public Works—Engineering Division, all development generated runoff shall be disposed of onsite and not be directed toward any adjacent properties. A drainage study shall be prepared by a licensed civil engineer and submitted to the Department of Public Works prior to the issuance of a construction permit. Any recommended drainage improvements, if required, shall be constructed meeting with the approval of the Department of Public Works prior to the construction of any proposed structures on the property. The applicant will also be required to comply with the County Flood Code. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. The subject request is not contrary to Chapter 205A,Hawaii Revised Statues, relating to Coastal Zone Management. The property is not located in the Special Management Area. The subject property is located more than three miles from the shoreline approximately 1.8 miles from the nearest shoreline and will not be impacted -7-