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(3) Flow and Fauna. The property is partia.,~ improved where the existing dwelling is located. The natural vegetation consists of ohia, tree fern, alapaio fern, kikuyu Brass. altd white clover. There are no known endangered plant or animal species on the subject propem• or in the immediate vicinity of the property. (4) Volcanic Inundation. The property is within Lava Hazard Flow Zone 8. on the U.S. De~artlnent of the Interior Geological Survey map. Zone 8 azeas include the lower slopes of Mauna Kea and most of this area has not been affected by lava flows for the past 10,000 years. . (5) HistoricaUArchaeoloeical Resources. According to the records on file with the County Planning Deparanent, there are no known historical sites of significance as listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places on the subject property. (6) Water Service. There is presently a 6-inch water main from the Waikoloa Reservoir No. 3 and a 12-inch water main extending along Mamalahoa Highway fronting the property. The existing building is presently serviced by a 5/8-inch water meter. (7) Access. Access to the property is provided off of Mamalahoa Highway, a County of Hawaii roadway with a 60-foot wide road right-of--way width and a 20-foot wide paved roadway surface. There is adequate site distance for vehicles entering and existing the property. A 1.102-acre 50-foot wide roadway perpendicular to Mamalahoa Highway, running the length of the two front proposed lou is proposed. (8) .Electrical and Telephone Service. Electrical and telephone service is presently provided to the existing building. Such service will also be available to the proposed addition. (9) Public Services. Police and fire protection is available in Kamuela at the Waimea Civic Center, approximately one miles west from the project site. II. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. a. LUPAG Mao Designation. A mazginal portion of the property fronting Mamalahoa Highway is situated in an azea designated as "Low Density Urban", and the remaining portion of the property is situated in an azea designated as "Intensive Agricultural" on the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. The proposed rezoning, establishing three-acre minimum sized lots is consistent with these LUPAG Map designations. HIIA1~2196T1w18~.lUCYL