PD Recommendation Report Kaneshiro (PL-REZ-2023-046)

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Department of Public Works (DPW)notes that all driveway connections and construction shall conform to Hawaii County Code and access shall meet DPW approval. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding. The Department of Water Supply (DWS) is currently servicing the 2 existing single-family dwellings on the subject property with one existing water meter fronting the parcel. DWS notes that should this rezoning request be approved, the applicant will be subject to submit construction plans and design calculations prepared by a professional engineer for review and approval. The applicant will also be required to construct all necessary water system improvements required by DWS prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding. There is no municipal sewer system servicing the subject area. The two existing single-family dwellings on the subject property are currently being serviced by their own individual wastewater septic systems that were previously approved by DOH. The subject property is located approximately 4.5 miles from the nearest police station on Kapiolani Street and approximately 2.8 miles from the nearest fire station on Haihai Street. A condition of approval will be included to require the applicants to meet all applicable County, State and Federal laws, rules, regulations, and requirements. There are no severe geological or topographical problems for the property that cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The subject property is in an area designated as Zone"X, an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain, on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A condition of approval will be added to require that all development generated runoff will be disposed of on site and not directed toward any adjacent properties and all earthwork activity, including grading, grubbing, and stockpiling, and the project will conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawaii County Code. Thus, the proposed change of zone meets this criterion. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The subject property is located approximately 4 miles from the nearest shoreline, is not situated within the Special Management Area, and will not be impacted by coastal hazards and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources or public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, -3-