PD Background Report (PL-REZ-2022-000033) (2)

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included as Exhibit D of the change of zone amendment application. DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 21. Subject Properties: The subject properties consisting of combined 68.837 acres are located along the east (mauka) side of the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway at its junction with Kuakini Highway north of Lako Street. The parcels slope east (mauka) from approximately 360 feet above sea level to approximately 685 feet above sea level. The properties are currently not improved with any structures and are overgrown with vegetation. Two County -owned and managed drainageways are situated within or directly adjacent to the subject properties. The Horseshoe Bend drainageway (identified as TMK: 7-6-021:018) partially bisects the project site in a northeast to southwest direction, while the H61ualoa drainageway (identified as TMK: 7-6-021:019) runs along the entire southern boundary of the project site. 22. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: Adjacent properties directly to the north are zoned Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a) and are intermittently used for cattle grazing, further north is the Pualani Estates Subdivision, zoned Single -Family Residential -7,500 square feet (RS -7.5). Directly to the east (mauka) is the H61ualoa 1 & 2 Partition Lots subdivision, zoned Residential and Agricultural -0.5 acre (RA -.5a) and consist of residences and small farms. Properties to the south are zoned Single -Family Residential - 15,000 square feet (RS -15) for the Kona Vistas subdivision and Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a), which is the site of the Calvary Community Church of Kona, permitted by Special Permit No. 642 approved in 1987. Properties to the west (across Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway) are zoned Single -Family Residential -10,000 square feet (RS -10) for the Komohana Kai Subdivision. 23. Flood Zone/Drainage: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) shows the project site and proposed development as largely in Flood Zone "X", with a small portion of the project site in the 0.2% annual chance floodplain. The Horseshoe Bend and H61ualoa Drainageways which cross and are adjacent to the project site, are sited in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) Zone AE. Zone AE is defined as areas inundated by flood having a I% probability of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (base flood) and the floodways are in Zone AEF. These -9-