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Honorable James Y. Arakakt, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agncultural lands The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its restdents in balance with the physical and social environment Agncultural land shall be used as one form of open space or green belt. The Soil Conservation Service Sotl Survey Report classifies the soils as Malama Extremely Stony Muck (rMAD) These sods consist ofwell-drained, thin, extremely story organic sods over A'a lava and is used pnmanly for woodland, pasture and orehazds Soils within the subJect property have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agncultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. Soils within the subJect property aze also classified as "Other Important Agncultural Land" by the ALISH system. Finally, the General Plan LUPAG Map designates the azea for Orchazds The proposed rezoning would bnng the subject pazcel into conformance with the existing Agncultural zoned properties within the Vacationland Hawaii Subdivision. As the existing Open (O) zoning designation applies to areas that contnbute to the general welfaze, the full enJoyment or the economic well-being of open land type uses, the applicant would be prohibited from constructing a dwelling wtth the present zoning. When the State Land Use Commission approved the State boundary amendment from Conservation to Urban, it was determined that no significant Conservation chazactenstics were inherent and the subJect lands could be removed and Justifiably placed with the State Land Use Agncultural distnct. Lands surrounding this property include a lazge 140-acre pazcel bordering Vacationland Hawazi II to the north which is zoned Open (O) and witlvn the State Land Use Conservation Dtstnct Four pazcels along Halepueo Road and Ililani Road aze zoned Open (O) and Agncultural (A-1 a) The maJonty of parcels in the Vacationland Hawaii Subdivision Increment II, however, is zoned Agncultural (A-la) Therefore, favorable recommendation of this change of zone request will be consistent with the surrounding land use pattern already established within this subdivision As such, the granting of the proposed use will not adversely affect similar or related existing uses within the surrounding azea, community or region The proposed change of zone will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewer, water, drainage, schools, police and fire protection, and other related infrastructure This parcel is located on the nght, approximately 2 mile up