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EMLER:I think that Public Works did not examine that issue of- off of Palani Road <br />for the reason that this was a pre-existing development. There is very little other choice. Also <br />lately on several applications we€ve been told that improvements regarding traffic would not be <br />considered applicable to the Special Management Area criteria. So I didn€t examine that in <br />particular by say doing traffic counts at that intersection to see if- or at that driveway approach to <br />see if a left turn lane would be necessary. I- I would say that- off the top of my head one would <br />be good if we have an appropriate width to install one at that location. <br />SPRINGER:Question. How many feet is it from the intersection of- of Palani and <br />Kuakini to the proposed driveway on Kuakini? <br />EMLER:Are you asking me? <br />SPRINGER:I€maskinganyonewhocananswer. <br />Anapproximationwouldbefine. <br />Maybewhilewe€rewaitingforthatMr.Chair-ifIcouldasktheDirector-Iunderstandthatwith <br />the SMA we work under the constraints of the Topliss decision but that€s a highly congested area <br />so I€m wondering how we should take into our consideration the known traffic conditions there? <br />YUEN:Well as we€ve discussed before- you can only condition traffic to the <br />extent that it touches upon other issues with the SMA. As Commissioner Graham mentioned one <br />time if you- if you were creating a problem such that people couldn€t even get to the ocean- if <br />you were potentially displacing parking places that the public used to get to the- to go to the <br />beach. You were- would cause a problem with the tsunami evacuation- all those kinds of things <br />could tie into the SMA. But your garden- your typical traffic issues are not going to rise to that <br />level of problem or extent. Now, but it doesn€t mean that- so- so we would not put the condition <br />in the SMA permit. That doesn€t mean that there is absolutely no handle. There- a project like <br />this has to go through something called plan approval. Anything outside of single family zones <br />goes through plan approval. One of the- one of the requirements of plan approval is that it€s as at <br />an existing traffic movements would not be hindered or obstructed or something like that. So, <br />we have required some improvements in certain situations on plan approval but we- we don€t <br />push it that far. Let€s- let€s put it that way. Because it€s a property or zone- we have a year€s <br />plan approval to make really major kinds of changes or improvements. But we- we have done <br />some things at the plan approval stage. <br />SPRINGER:But when the service station was there- there were 2 entrances off of- off <br />of Kuakini Highway so- or it was a very large entrance that you could drive into the gas pumps- <br />facing either direction. I€m wondering though in the years that the site has not been in use traffic <br />has increased tremendously. Is it possible to consider anyway for discussion on the Kuakini <br />entrance that it be right turn only in and out and just- just have all incoming/outgoing traffic be <br />right turns only? <br />YUEN:I wouldn€t suggest doing that at SMA permit. We- we as Planning <br />3 <br /> <br />