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<br /> Honorable James Y Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 12 <br /> 8-inch waterhne along Akoni Pule Highway Any drainage system requirements shall <br /> meet with the approval of the Department of Public Works Other utilities, such as <br /> electncity and telephone can be made available to the subject development Based on the <br /> foregoing, the request conforms with the General Plan which encourages urban <br /> developments in close proximity to existing developments and to extsttng services and <br /> facilities <br /> The project area has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot <br /> be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable The Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the project area <br /> within Zone X, areas determined to be outside the 500-yeaz flood plain The project area <br /> is also located more than two miles from the coastline and as such, outside of any tsunami <br /> mundauon area Any new• construction or improvements to the project azea must comply <br /> with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control The property was <br /> formally cultivated in sugar cane and presently used for cattle grazing and therefore, no <br /> endangered or threatened species of floral or faunal nor any histonc sites are anticipated <br /> to be found within the project area The State of Hawau ALISH Map classifies the <br /> property as Pnme Agncultural Lands and the Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master <br /> Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "B" or Good The limited 2 421-acre <br /> portion of land will be affected by the land use change However, as previously stated, <br /> the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates the subject area for <br /> Low Density Urban development <br /> This request for a Change of Zone from an Agncultural (A-20a) to Single Family <br /> Residential (RS-15) zoned distnct is being processed concurrently with a State Land Use <br /> Boundary Amendment from Agncultural to Urban in order to allow for the proposed <br /> residential development <br /> Based on the above findings, this request to reclassify the subject property from <br /> an Agncultural (A-20a) to Single Family Residential (RS-15) zoned distnct would result <br /> in an appropnate land use pattern and further the public benefit <br /> For your favorable consideration, amendments to the State Land Use Boundanes Map, H-13 for <br /> the County of Hawaii and Section 25-8-7 (North and South Kohala Distncts Zone Map) and <br /> Section 25-8-9 (Haw•i-Kapaau Zone Map), of the County Zoning Code aze transmitted <br /> <br />