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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 by the ALISH system. "Other Important Agricultural Land" are lands other than Prime or Unique Agricultural Land that is also of statewide or local importance for agricultural uses. The requested FA -la zoning will encourage agricultural activities or the presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the "Orchard" designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map and "Other Important Agricultural Land" designation by the ALISH system. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationships among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban land use pattern for areas within the County. The requested zone change conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the area for Orchards. These lands are used for coffee, macadamia nuts and pasture. Small acreages are used for truck crops. The applicant's proposal to subdivide the subject property into six parcels of approximately 1 acre in size is consistent with the land use designation. The smaller one acre lot size will provide opportunities for residents who wish to pursue limited agricultural activities, but are not able to commit to the financial or labor demands placed on them by the larger 5 -acre parcels. The Land Study Bureau's Soil Rating for the subject property is "Class E" or "Very Poor." The Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map classifies the property as "Other Important Agricultural Lands." The primary reason for this request is to subdivide the subject property into six (6) lots for the family of the applicant. The lands will continue to be used for the cultivation of crops. Therefore, the reclassification of this 7.429 -acre parcel from Agricultural -5 acre (A -5a) zoned district will not be detrimental to the area. The requested change of zone would be in conformance with the intent and purpose of the State Land Use Law. A condition of this approval recommendation will require the applicants to comply with the requirements of the State Land Use Law and the Zoning Code. To ensure that the agricultural uses in the surrounding area will be maintained, a condition of approval will require that restrictive covenants be included in the property deeds relating to the Right to Farm Act. The property has no severe topographic or geologic problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable for the proposed agricultural use. Lands surrounding the subject property are zoned Agricultural (A -5a and A -la). The subject property was used for cattle grazing and agricultural purposes. Therefore, it is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna nor significant archaeological sites are located on the subject property.