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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii Page 4 of 11 immediate area, the urbanization of the project site will not contribute towards scattered urban development and be generally compatible with the surrounding area. There are no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. The Federal Emergency Management Agency designates the subject property as Zone "X", which is determined to be an "Area of Minimal Flood Hazard", and it is not known to be prone to flooding. The topography of the project slopes slightly to moderately from east to west between the 1,640 foot and 1,510-foot elevation (roughly 10 to 15%). The property is situated over four (4) miles from the shoreline and thus not situated within the tsunami inundation area or evacuation area. As conditions of approval of the concurrent Change of Zone application, all development-generated runoff will be disposed of on site and not directed toward any adjacent properties. All earthwork activity, including grading and grubbing, will conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawaii County Code. Thus, the reclassification meets the standard which states that the lands included within the urban district, "...shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects. " While the subject property is located within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A-5a&A-la) zoned district, it has been cleared and vacant of any uses for several years and is not classified as Important Agricultural Land. The State of Hawaii Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies the majority of the subject property as "Unclassified." The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the classifies the property as "E" or "Very Poor." The U.S.D.A. Soil Survey classifies the soils within the subject property as Pu utka aka - Lava flows complex soils with 10,to 20 percent slopes. The soil consists of volcanic ash over pahoehoe lava flows. The soil is considered well drained with a very high runoff class and the erosion hazard is undefined. The Hawaii Right to Farm Act, HRS Chapter 165, was enacted to protect farming operations on land in the State Land Use Agricultural District when adjacent land is reclassified out of the Agricultural District. A condition of approval will require the applicants to notify prospective purchasers, tenants, or lessees of the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. The reclassification of this 3.992-acre area of land from the Agricultural to the Urban State Land Use designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. Furthermore, an Urban