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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai i August 9, 2022 Page 4 Urban Districts shall include lands characterized by "city-like" concentrations of people, structures, streets, urban level of services and other related land uses. The proposed reclassification action does not represent the creation of a new urban concentration, as the subject site is located with the Captain Cook Rural Town TOD, with urban level facilities including similar single-family residential zoning and residential subdivisions and various retail establishments. The surrounding area is already an urban-like environment having a mix of existing residential and commercial uses nearby. There are several types of commercial business operating within 1,000 feet of the subject property including a gas station, auto parts store, hardware store, laundromat, restaurants, and other retail/commercial uses. As these urban type uses already exist in the immediate area, the urbanization of the project site will not contribute towards scattered urban development and is generally compatible with the surrounding area. The project site is located within the Rural Town TOD This project will expand the already established Captain Cook residential area. There are no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified, or which would render the land unusable. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency the subject property is designated as Zone "X", which is an area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. The topography of the project site gradually slopes from east to west with an approximately less than 10% slope. The property is located over one (1) mile from the nearest shoreline and is not situated within the Special Management Area, the tsunami inundation area or evacuation area. Conditions of approval of the concurrent Change of Zone application will require that all development-generated runoff will be disposed of on site and not directed toward any adjacent properties and that all earthwork activity, including grading and grubbing, will conform to Chapter 10, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, of the Hawai`i 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. " The subject property is located within the State Land Use Agricultural District and the County's Agricultural 1-Acre (A-la) zoned district; however it is not considered prime or important agricultural land by the State. The subject property has been cleared in the past and is vacant of any current agricultural uses, other than grazing. The subject parcel is not classified as Important Agricultural Land. The State of Hawai`i Agricultural Lands of imporatance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH) Map classifies the subject property as "Unclassified" land. The Land Study Bureau (LSB) classifies approximately half of the subject property as "E" or "Very Poor" and the remainder as "C" or "Fair Soils". The U.S.D.A. Soil Survey classifies the soils within the subject property as