2012-02-16 Leeward Exh A - Towata Grand

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that improvement on the other side of the existing road, it would not make sense from an engineering point, if we would make that turn too sharp. It’s already a very sharp turn, trying to either make a left turn off of Māmalahoa Highway or making a right turn onto it from the Old Government Road. That’s the reason why we are stepping back and letting you know that not only is our request consistent with what we normally do in asking for a half the difference between the standard road and the existing right-of-way, but also because the unique condition at this location calls for the additional pavements, which are, the additional pavement is minimal. We are asking for the ultimate traveled way to be 16 feet for two-way traffic; that’s as about little as you can get by with. And then in addition to that, another four or four and a half feet for shoulder to give a little bit roadside clearance. So let’s say if you had a shoulder, a person could be walking along the shoulder, you know, if somebody were to put a retaining, I mean, a wall along the property line or a fence along the property line, there is such a thing called a shy distance you want to maintain from the traveled way. Otherwise, you know, people are not going to be able to drive right up against the fence. So that’s the reason for our comment in our revised memo today to try to explain that. GIFFIN: Director? LEITHEAD TODD: Mr. Emler, this particular road starts over here and then ends up by Kona Imin Center. Am I correct? EMLER: That’s correct. LEITHEAD TODD: So a very short segment. What if you made it one-way? EMLER: Well, I did take that -. LEITHEAD TODD: Because then you wouldn’t need 50 feet, right, if you made it a one-way street, because you don’t need two lanes of traffic. And since there is an entrance at both sides, the people who live there would, and they are not very far apart, the people who live there would quickly learn where you had to turn in to get to their homes. EMLER: That is definitely a consideration that I thought of. But the problem with that is that I believe requires a traffic code amendment and has to go through the Traffic Division and go through all kinds of review. And also, there could be people who live along the road that would not want it changed to a one-way road. And so I think it would require some kind of a zoning change, which is outside of the scope of what we are considering here. And that’s why I dropped it as a, considering it as a possibility for this, for the purpose of this application. LEITHEAD TODD: But I also suspect that some people along that road might object to it becoming a 50-foot wide roadway, because given the short distance of it and the fact that almost all the properties along that that use that road for access are residential; the commercial properties primarily use the Māmalahoa on the, you know, other side. And it’s been my experience that a lot of people don’t want, especially in residential areas, they want stuff that’s traffic calming. And widening it will increase speed. But my biggest concern in this area which, it’s not an engineering, it’s not the type of concern that we normally, you know, come up with when we are planning because typically we take the comments from DPW and we put them in. My concern is that we have conflicting mandates in Kona. One is to try and keep the rural character. And taking out the stonewalls and widening this 12 EXHIBIT A