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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Charrman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The requested zone change conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the azea for Intensive Agricultural. These lands have highly fertile soil and aze used for sugar, orchazd, diversified agriculture, and floriculture. The applicants' proposal to subdivide the subject property into two parcels of approximately 3.00 acres and 3.473 acres in siu is consistent with the land use designation. The apphcants' primary reason for this rezoning is to subdivide the subject parcel into two (2) lots and to allow for more intensive agricultural development. The applicants have experience in constructrrrg and operating a commercial greenhouse operation and small-scale truck farming. Also, the subdivrsron would allow the applicants the ability for use as two potential family home sites in addrhon to small-scale agricultural activities. In the addition, the applicants stated that the change of zone request rs to allow for the creation of smaller agricultural lots m order to produce greenhouse tomatoes, peppers, citrus finrt and grazing use. The requested zone change is consistent with the North Kohala Community Development Plan. The North Kohala CDP was adopted by the Planning Commissron by Resolution No. 2 84, dated September 1984. Said CDP firrther defines the General Plan and serves as a guide for land use development. The Land Use Concept Map of the CDP designates the area for Small Scale Agriculture and recommends the encouragement of smaller scaled agricultural lots for development to maintain and\or provide for greater agricultural opportunities on agricultwal zoned lands. The requested zone change would be compatible with the adjacent land use pattern and zoned district. There are about five (5) change of zone requests that were previously approved in the area: in 1968, from A-20a to A-3a for 14 04 acres; in 1973, from A-20a to A-3a for 37.27 acres; in 1987, from A-20a to A-3a for 9.49 acres; and in 1996, two requests were approved from A-20a to A-3a for 7.63 acres, and A-Sa to A-3a for 6.493 acres, respectrvely. The abutting lands to the north and south of the property are zoned A-3a and A-Sa, and to the west and east are A-20a. Land uses m the surrounding area mclude a mix of agricultural activities with interspersed resrdences and vacant lands. It should be noted that lands in the area are zoned A-20a, however, maJority of the parcels aze 8 acres or less m srze. The Maliu Rrdge Subdivrsron is located about 1/2 mrle further to the west of the subJect property. Sard subdivision currently consrsts of approxunately 113 parcels, with 741ots zoned A-la and 391ots zoned A-2a According to Chapter 205, Hawau Revised Statutes (HRS), otherwise known as Ure State Land Use Law, all lands wrthin the Agricultural District with soil classified by the Land Study Bureau's detailed land classification as having an overall (master) productivity rating of Class A or B shall be restricted to certain specific uses. The Land Study Bureau's Soil Rating for the subject property rs class "C" or Fair. The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies the