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PC-6 Page 2 January 9, 2001 The North Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP), adopted as Resolution No 2-84 by the Planning Commission in September 1984, further defines the General Plan and serves as a guide for land use development The Land Use Concept Map designates the azea for Small Scale Agriculture. The subject property is located approximately four miles from the neazest coastline and ~s not situated within the SMA boundary Access to the property is from Kynnersley Road, a County mamtanned road The soil is classified as Amakea which consists of well-drazned silty clay loams with moderately rapid penneabilnty, slow to mednum runoff, and slight to moderate erosion hazard. The Agncultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies the property as Prime Agncultural Land The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System classifies the soil as "C" or Fair The subject property ns located withinn Zone "X", an azea determined to be outside the 500-yeaz flood plain Because the property had been used for sugar cane cultivation in the past and continues to be used for cattle grazing, the applicant believes it is unlikely that there are any rare or endangered floral or faunal resources and archaeological features found within the property The property will not adversely impact any recreational (including access to and along the shoreline) or visual resources to the shoreline and coastal ecosystems Surrounding lands immediately to the north and south of the property aze zoned A-3a and A-Sa, and to the west and east aze A-20a Land uses nn the suroundtng area include a mnx of agricultural activities with interspersed residences and vacant lands. Although lands are zoned A-20a, the ma~onty of the parcels aze 8 acres or less in size. The Maliu Ridge Subdivision, located about '/z mile further to the west of the subject property, consists of 74 lots zoned A-la and 39 lots zoned A-2a Water ~s available to the property from existing waterlines. A wastewater disposal system will meet with the requirements of the State Department of Health Electrical and telephone services are available to the property, and police, fire services and the Kohala Hospital aze available in Kapaau, approximately 3 miles from the subject area Committee Member Curtis Tyler reiterated some of the background information, and mentioned that because the land is classified as Prime Agncultural Land, this measure will require a two-thirds vote of the body responsible for the reclass~ficatnon or rezoning action. He also PC-6