2023-01-16 Applicant Response to Wastewater Requirements & Road Improvements

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• WASTWATER REQUIREMENTS • despite numerous attempts, the applicant has not been successful in getting a response from Ms. Sina Pruder who heads the Wastewater Division of the State Department of Health. Accordingly, we cannot unequivocally identify what will be installed. Be that as it may, as noted in our earlier response to this matter, the State Department of Health is one of the reviewing agencies for the building permits. As such, compliance with its requirements is mandatory. Inasmuch as no direction has been provided by the State DOH at this point, the applicant will continue to operate on the premise that the additional septic system will be sufficient. This premise is due to the fact that the subject property is perched on a cliff nearly 150 feet above of the ocean and more than 300 feet from the top of the cliff. In the event the septic system is determined to be insufficient, the applicant believes that, short of a wastewater treatment plan, a reasonable alternative could be the installation of an anaerobic septic system, a system that is commonly used in environmentally sensitive areas. • ROAD IMPROVEMENTS after due consideration of comments from the neighbors, the applicant is willing to accept the following condition of the Special Permit and SMA Permit: "Prior to the issuance of any construction permits relating to the proposed improvements authorized through this amended Special Permit and Special Management Area permit, the applicant shall improve the vehicular access between the intersection of Pratt Road and Lokahi Road and the at least 10 feet inside the property line of TMK: 5-4-009-014 with a minimum 10 foot wide paved road and speed humps in accordance with the pertinent standards/guidelines of the County Department of Public Works for a private road and installation of speed humps. A barrier extending beyond both edges of the speed humps shall also be installed to avoid use of the unimproved section of the right-of-way as a passageway. The applicant, its assigns or heirs, shall also be responsible for maintenance of the proposed improvements within the private road and speed humps for the life of this Special Permit and Special Management Area Permit." There are several things to note about this proposed condition.