PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-017)

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Kona Urban Area (KUA), and adjacent to the Kahalu`u Neighborhood Transit Oriented Development (TOD) area on the Official Concurrency Map. The subject property falls within Concurrency Zone M, although there are no concurrency roadways designated in the vicinity of the subject property. Furthermore, the proposed development can be considered "Infill" development as defined in the KCDP as it is situated directly to the south of the Ali`i Heights Subdivision directly to the north. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. The subject property is currently accessed via Kuakini Highway (State Route 11), a State-owned and maintained highway. According to the State Department of Transportation (DOT), the state highway is a principal arterial roadway intended for through traffic and new driveways introduce conflict points. In order to reduce the potential for a conflict point on Kuakini Highway, DOT requests that the applicant consider limiting access to Pomaika`i Street, a County -owned and maintained roadway with a right-of-way of 50 feet and pavement width of approximately 30 feet. In response, the applicant states that access to the parcels will be from Pomaika`i Street where possible, however as the lot layout has not been finalized, the applicant requests to retain the possibility of access to Kuakini Highway for one of the proposed lots. Given the available safe access from Pomaika`i Street, the Deputy Director recommends that the applicant comply with the request from DOT to not allow access from Kuakini Highway, with the expectation that a planting screen easement will be established during final subdivision approval. A condition of approval will be added that prohibits access from individual lots to Kuakini Highway. According to the Department of Public Works -Engineering Division (DPW), all driveway connections to Pomaika`i Street must conform with Chapter 22, County Streets of the Hawaii County Code, and access must include the provision of adequate sight distance meeting with the approval of DPW. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. Given the small scale and scope of the proposed project (fewer than 50 peak hour vehicle trips), no Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) requirement was triggered under Zoning Code concurrency requirements. According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), the subject property is currently served by an existing 5/8-inch water meter, which is limited to an average daily -4-