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b. Factors of Urban Characteristics <br />The site is proximate to centers of trading and employment. <br />It is within an area where there are existing and planned <br />commercial and residential uses. <br />All of the related urban amenities and services such as <br />school, parks, and protective services are also located less than <br />two (2) miles from the site. As such, basic governmental and <br />utility services are readily available to this area. <br />This reclassification will not necessarily result in providing a <br />sufficient urban reserve area for growth, as the applicant <br />intends to utilize the property immediately for commercial uses. <br />Further, the site represents more of an "in-- filling" and as such, <br />would not really be suitable for a growth reserve area. Actually, <br />its approval and development could make fringe properties <br />more suitable for reserves. <br />c, Natural Hazards <br />Topographically, the site is suitable for development. It does <br />not have slopes in excess of 20 degrees. The site has no <br />known unstable soil condition. There is no floodway affecting <br />the site. <br />It is outside of the tsunami zone and is not located within the <br />high volcanic hazard area. It is located within Zone 2, <br />comparable to the rest of Pahoa Village. Although within the <br />highest seismic zone (Zone 4), all improvements will be <br />designed to meet with the prevailing building code. The <br />applicable code is predicated on zone 4. <br />d. Conti uous to Urban Areas <br />While not contiguous to an SLU Urban district, it is functionally <br />contiguous. The subject site is separated from urban <br />commercial uses by a common roadway. <br />e. Relationship to Counly Growth Plans <br />This site does not represent the creation of a new urban <br />concentration, as the surrounding area is already an urban -like <br />environment. <br />The subject site is designated on the General Plan LUPAG map <br />