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~ ~ 1A~ 9 ~ <br /> 11 <br /> t ~ •O <br /> ~L~ COI~L.IN~ <br /> May 23, 2001 <br /> 9845-0200-01 A-252 <br /> II ~ 21~ <br /> Mr. Christopher Yuen ~ :.i <br /> Director t <br /> L.,_; , . <br /> Planning Department <br /> County of Hawaii , <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Dear Mr. Yuen: <br /> Response to DC?T Comments <br /> Change of Zone Application (REZ 01-003) <br /> TMK 7-4-08: Por 2, 68, 69 & 70 <br /> Queen Liliuokalani Trust <br /> Keahuolu, North Kona District~lsland of Hawaii <br /> Please refer to the April 16, 2001 letter from the State Department of Transportation (DOT), <br /> which we received via fax from the Planning Department on May 16, 2001. <br /> Please find below our comments in response to DOT's concerns: <br /> <br /> 1. "The traffic mitigation measures proposed in the traffic impact study are not <br /> adequate to address the impact of this project on Queen Kaahumanu Highway <br /> and surrounding intersections. Additional mitigation measures must be proposed <br /> to address the project impacts." <br /> QLT's rezoning application proposes to amend the existing Hawaii County zoning <br /> classification for the project area, from Limited Industrial to Mixed Industrial- <br /> Commercial. Development of the project area is permitted under the present <br /> Limited Industrial zoning classification. <br /> The proposed rezoning is not intended to introduce development where <br /> development is not permitted, nor is it intended to increase the density of <br /> development. The proposed rezoning is intended to provide QLT with greater <br /> flexibility to attract prospective industrial and commercial tenants into the Kailua- <br /> Kona area. <br /> To evaluate traffic impacts from the proposed rezoning, QLT commissioned Wilbur <br /> Smith Associates (WSA) to perform a Traffic Impact Study. WSA's study was <br /> developed using industry-standard practices, including: <br /> • Establishing existing traffic counts based on field observations during peak <br /> AM (6:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) and PM (3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.) traffic periods. ~ / <br /> Vox~xl~. No. <br /> BELT COLLINS HAWAII LTD. 680 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD, FIRST FLOOR, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813.5406 U.S.r;~x.;.~! <br /> TEL: 808 521.5361 FAX: 808 538-7819 EMAIL: hawaiiCo36eltcollins.com WEB: www.belccollins.com ~~s ~o= ~ ~V~~ <br /> PLANNING ENGINEERING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING ~e I~1\ U` <br /> HAWAII • SINGAPORE • HONG KONG • AUSTRALIA • THAILAND • MALAYSIA • PHILIPPINES • GUAM • SEATTLE • SCOTTSDALE ~ I~ . <br /> Belc Collins Hawaii is an Equal Oppormn¢y Employer. I <br /> <br />