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PC-2 Page 2 December 19, 2000 The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) classifies the property as Prime Agnculttual Land (per the State constitution "lands identified by the State as important agricultural lands" need to be approved by two-thirds vote of the body responsible for the reclassification or rezoning action) The Land Study Bureau's Detazled Land Classification System classifies the soil as "B" or Good for agricultural productivity The subject property is located within Zone "X", an azea determined to be outside the 500-yeaz flood plain. Because the property was cleazed by bulldozers in the past for sugar cane cultivation, and has been intermittently used for cattle grazing, the applicant believes it is unlikely that there aze any raze or endangered floral or faunal resources, and azchaeological 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 Also, no long term azr and noise quality impacts aze anticipated Surrounding lands immediately to the north and east of the project site aze zoned Single Family Residential (RS-15), and to the east neaz the Akoni Pule Highway and Kynnersley Road intersection aze zoned Village Commercial (CV-10) Those lands include a mix of residential and commercial uses To the northwest and diagonally across the project azea, the land is zoned Neighborhood Commercial (CN-20) Lands immediately to the west and south aze zoned Agricultural (A-20a) and aze in pasttue or vacant In April 1998, the Council approved Ordinance No 98-36, which reclassified approximately 9 8 acres of land from A-20a and RS-15 to RS-10 for a 34-lot residential development on the mauka stde of Akom Pule Highway ad~oimng the existrng residential propemes Water can be made available from an 8-inch waterline along Akom Pule Highway fronting the project site On October 5, 2000, the applicant secured a water commitment for the proposed development from the County Department of Water Supply A wastewater disposal system will meet with the requirements of the State Department of Health Electrical and telephone services aze available to the property, and police and fire services and the Kohala hospital aze available in Kapaau, approximately 2 miles east of the project area Bill No 8, Draft 2, which included the updated fair shaze contributions, was circulated and further amended to Bill No 8, Draft 3 by Your Committee Committee Member Curtis Tyler was concerned about Condition C and felt additional language should be included in there to say the road easement would be constructed in accordance with the Subdivision Code, so a "friendly amendment" was made recommending Mr Fuke, the applicant's representatrve, work on the necessary language with Your Committee Mr Tyler also amended Condition F to state the restrictive convenants in the deeds shall prohibit the construction of second dwellings instead of ohana dwellings PC-2