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Site along the east(Hilo) side of Pakalana Street. These subdivisions consist of single- <br /> family residential lots ranging in size from 10,000 to almost 30,000 square feet along <br /> local roadways with 30-foot-wide, grass-shouldered roadways (Kamani, Ohai and Kou <br /> Streets). <br /> The proposed PUD layout complements the character of these surrounding <br /> subdivisions with similar layout and lot sizes,while allowing for creative ways to <br /> accommodate topographical and physical constraints of the subject properties while <br /> maximizing usable land area, including increasing the road right-of-way to 40 feet <br /> (instead of 30 within the surrounding neighborhoods)to allow for more shoulder area for <br /> neighborhood-scale landscaping. <br /> Additionally, as each subdivision road will not be a through-road, the applicant is <br /> proposing an alternative, modified hammerhead turn-around concept in lieu of a more <br /> traditional, 90-foot-wide circular cul-de-sac design. This will reduce the land area <br /> necessary for vehicle turn-around in the subdivisions and allow a location (including <br /> parking)for the clustered mail facilities required in new subdivisions by the US Postal <br /> Service. As represented by the applicant, these internal roadways will remain in private <br /> ownership and be maintained by the lot/homeowners. The preceding will be added as a <br /> condition of approval. <br /> The PUD Master Plan also shows a minimum 10-foot-wide pedestrian access <br /> pathway corridor, consisting of approximately 4-foot-wide pavement, connecting the end <br /> of each cul-de-sac to Lehua Street meant to allow pedestrian access to the Honoka`a park <br /> complex makai of the subject parcels. These pathways are intended to be incorporated <br /> into an easement,with their maintenance responsibilities falling with a homeowner's <br /> association. <br /> The proposed exceptions to allow the modified hammerhead turn-around, reduced <br /> roadway turn radii and roadway grades beyond current allowable standards (up to 20% <br /> grade for short sections of roadway) should be reviewed by the Fire Department to ensure <br /> public safety and compliance with the County's Fire Code,however,the Fire Department <br /> does not typically review roadway construction plans. Based on the preceding, a <br /> -9- <br />