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additional home on this project site, and whether that one additional home would warrant those, that type of additional improvements. GALDONES:Commissioner Springer, you would like to have Ki respond to that? SPRINGER:Yes, I would appreciate that, Mr. Chair. GALDONES:Ki, please. SPRINGER:And my question being then how do we resolve their concern about the sight distance? EMLER:Okay, regarding the width of the road, my comment was made regarding the Subdivision Code requirement. For the width of a road serving a lot more than 3 acres in size, itÓs required to be a 50-foot wide road. So we were putting the Planning Department on notice that, you know, just reminding them of this requirement. And if they wanted to allow something different, that they probably should put it in the conditions in the zone change so it would become law; and we would then follow through with that. SPRINGER:And regarding the sight distance? EMLER:Okay, regarding the sight distance, I had my staff go out and take a look at the situation in the field. I have a photograph if you want to look at it, pass it around. But the sight distance appears to be about -. Incidentally, I guess I should explain what the sight distance comment is about. And that is when you are turning onto a roadway, you need to take a look right and left to see if traffic is coming, approaching on the main road that you're turning into. We have specific guidelines that we use to determine whether or not that sight distance is adequate. And in this case, we did take a look at it and found that it was inadequate. I don't know the exact distance, but I have a photograph, and I can somewhat estimate what it is. And I can a the posted speed limit is on the road, I believe it's 30 miles an hour. But just to give you a comparison, for a 30 mile an hour posted zone, you would need directions. And looking at the photograph, it's probably, at the most, 150 feet. There is a stacked rock wall, somewhat of a retaining wall, on the left side of the driveway that obstructs sight distance. SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? GALDONES:Commissioner Springer. SPRINGER:In the Department's comments, the statement continues on, "All sight distances shall meet the requirements of the Hawai`i State Uniform Design Manual or the AASHTO standards." Mr. Emler, have the conditions that we're presented with met the Department's concerns? 9