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Honorable James Y Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 9 <br /> However, upon completion of the current investigations, sufficient Information was <br /> obtained such that this sue is now considered 'no longer significant ' A portion of Stte <br /> 19651 was present on the subJect property One feature of this site which protrudes <br /> onto the subJect property contains a historic era grave This site qualifies to be <br /> considered significant under Cratenon A (sue associated with events contributing to <br /> broad patterns in history), D and E (sue has cultural significance) of the National <br /> Register of Historic Places criteria (refer to Table 5) Archaeological Consultants of <br /> the Pacific, lnc ,recommends that a determination be made that future construction <br /> activities would have and 'adverse effect' on significant historic properties at Site <br /> 19651 under the Advisory Council Regulations, 36 CFR 800 Data Recovery and a <br /> Burial Treatment Plan is recommended for [his site Recommendations were <br /> previously made for Data Recovery at Site 19651 be Sweeney and Burtchard (1995) " <br /> In conclusion, the report states "Upon completion of the Inventory survey, sufficient <br /> Information has been obtained such that Site 22079 Is now considered to be 'no longer <br /> significant' and that future construction activmes will have 'no adverse effect' on <br /> significant properties at that sue " The specific treatment for the azchaeological <br /> features designated for preservation would be determined as part of the archaeological <br /> approval process in conjunction with the requirements of DLNR-SHPD and other <br /> applicable agencies <br /> Impacts associated with this single family residential development such as <br /> historical, visual, traffic, drainage and design concerns have been assessed and will be <br /> mitigated through conditions of approval Therefore, the request would not <br /> unreasonably burden the public agencies to provide roads and streets, water, drainage, <br /> school improvements, police and fire protection <br /> The above public unprovements by the applicant would complement the <br /> proposed single family residential development to fit into the locale with minunal <br /> Intrusion while providing the desired housing development, as well as incorporating <br /> appropriate Infrastructure and design concerns of the development <br /> While the property Is within the County's Agricultural-5 acre zoned district, it <br /> is not currently being used for any active agricultural purposes The property is <br /> classified as "Other Important Agricultural Land" by the Agricultural Lands of <br /> Importance [o the State of Hawaii (ALISH) classification system The Land Use Study <br /> Bureau's Overall Master Productivny Rating for soils within one-third of the subJect <br /> lands is "E" or Very Poor The remaining two-thirds of the property is "D" or Poor <br /> Therefore, the reclassification of this 4 606 acres from an Agricultural (A-Sa) to Single <br /> Family Residential (RS-15) zoned distract well not be detrunental to the reduction of <br /> this area from the agricultural land inventory In the County of Hawaii From a land <br /> use perspective, i[ Is more feasible to mfill urban development within this particular <br /> <br />