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wile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii September 21, 2022 Page 4 utilized as a service yard that once supported cane haul trucks servicing the neighboring `O`okala Mill. Surrounding lands are zoned A-20a on the east and south and RS-10 on the west side of Old Mamalahoa Highway. To the north of the subject property is lands zoned MG-la. The project site is located immediately makai of the residential areas of Milo Village and directly northwest of Kukui Camp Subdivision, both of which are zoned as RS-10. Immediately adjacent to the west is the former `O`okala Mill site, comprising in excess of 40 acres of General Industrial (MG-la) zoned lands. Remaining lands adjacent to the north(makai) and east are zoned A-20a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) soil survey identifies soils on the property as `O`okala Mill medial silty clay loam, with 0 to 35 percent slopes. The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) map indicates most of the property is identified as "Prime Agricultural Land" and the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System largely identifies soils of the property as "B" or "Very Good" and "E"or"Very Poor" soils for agricultural productivity. The proposed rezoning is situated within the Hamakua Community Development Plan (CDP) planning area and further designates it in the `O`okala Mill Urban Growth Boundary area. According to the HCDP, the Urban Growth Boundary designates a town's current or future desired urban boundary and is intended to direct growth in the Hamakua CDP planning area. The CDP strategy of mapping parcel-specific Urban designations whenever possible adds clarity and specificity, increases transparency into the land use designation process and more accurately reflects the County's and the community's land use goals and intentions. All essential utilities and services are available to the property. The subject property is currently accessed via Old Mamalahoa Highway, which is a County owned and maintained roadway. Old Mamalahoa Highway will provide direct access to one (1) parcel which shares its frontage. The remaining six (6) parcels will be accessed via a 50- foot wide private agricultural-standard roadway which was previously used as cane haul roads. These former cane haul roads have pavement widths of at least 20 feet. A small segment of road along the western side of the project site within the existing 40 footwide easement and adjoining 10-foot road widening will be improved to a full 20-foot wide agricultural pavement. At this time the applicant is not proposing to install sidewalks on the interior roadways of the development.