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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 9 * To provide single-family residential areas conveniently located to public and private services, shopping, other community activities and convenient access to employment centers. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. * The County shall review and amend if necessary land use ordinances and codes to include considerations for rural-style residential subdivisions in appropriate locations. Standards and criteria for the establishment of these areas shall be developed. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The subject property is designated Low Density Urban. This designation includes uses that are single family residential in character, ancillary community and public uses, and convenience type commercial uses. Neighboring properties are a mix of residential and agricultural activities and are still relatively large lots ranging in size from about approximately 3 to 50 acres and zoned Agricultural (A-1 a, A-2a, A-3a & A-20a). Approval of this request would allow for the continuation of existing residential-agricultural uses. It is therefore determined that the request is consistent with the low-density form depicted on the LUPAG Map. The applicant is concurrently applying for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural, which is also in conformance with the Low Density Urban designation under the General Plan LUPAG Map. Active agricultural activity has taken place on the subject property through macadamia and lychee orchards. The subject property is comprised of soils classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil and Conservation Services as Olaa extremely silty clay loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes (OID). The surface layer is very dark brown 6 inches thick. Permeability is rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is slight. These soils are used for sugarcane. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "C" or Fair for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. Finally, soils within the subject property are classified as Other Important Lands by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system.