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<br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> There is also a Change of Zone Application to reclassify the subject property from <br /> Agricultural (A-3a) to Residential and Agricultural (RA-.Sa) for the subject property that <br /> is being processed concurrently. <br /> The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the <br /> Rural District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised <br /> Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the Rule 13 of <br /> the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedures, the County General Plan and <br /> the Hawaii State Plan. According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the <br /> following three standards shall apply when determining an area for the Rural district: <br /> (1) Areas consisting of small farms; provided that the areas need not be included in <br /> this district if their inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the areas; <br /> (2) Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less than <br /> one-half acre and a density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per <br /> one-half acre in areas where "city-like" concentration of people, structures, streets, <br /> and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with <br /> the low-density residential lots; and <br /> (3) Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include other <br /> parcels of land which are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, and are not <br /> suited to low-density residential uses for small farm or agricultural uses. <br /> The subject property and immediate surrounding lands include scattered dwellings <br /> and agricultural uses and/or vacant lands approximately 3-50 acres in size that are zoned <br /> Agricultural (A-la, A-2a, A-3a & A-20a) and located within the State's Agricultural <br /> district. This is with the exception of the Sportman's Paradise Subdivision which is in <br /> the State Land Use Urban District and includes nonconforming lots ranging in size from <br /> approximately 12,000-15,000 square feet and zoned A-la. <br /> Section 15-15-27 of the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules determines the <br /> Permissible uses within the Rural district. This states: "(a) Permissible uses within the <br /> rural district shall include the following activities: (1) All uses permitted under section <br /> 15-15-25 relating to agricultural uses and those uses that are compatible within the <br /> agricultural district; (2) Low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of <br /> one-half acre. The commission for good cause may allow one lot of less than one-half <br /> acre, but not less than 18,500 square feet, or an equivalent residential density, provided <br /> all other lots in the subdivision have the minimum lot size of one-half acre. A petition for <br /> variance may be processed under the special permit procedure pursuant to subchapter 12. <br /> This exception shall apply to lots of record existing prior to January 1, 1977, and of not <br /> <br />