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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 2 <br />Water - the Subdivision Code requires compliance with the Department of <br />Water Supply standards, which could require connection to a water system <br />or an approved private system. For a private system, the Department of <br />Water Supply requires a backup well. There will be only one well on the <br />property. <br />Roads - for agricultural standard roads, the Subdivision Code requires a <br />minimum 20 -foot pavement within a 50 -foot wide right-of-way. Although <br />the project will have the minimum right-of-way of 50 feet, some of the <br />proposed lots have access from 10 -foot wide paved roads or 20 -foot wide <br />graveled roads. <br />The Agricultural Project District (APD) is intended to provide a flexible and <br />creative planning approach for developments within the agricultural zoning districts, in <br />lieu of specific land use designations. It will allow for flexibility in the location of <br />specific types of agricultural uses and variations in lot sizes. Under this planning <br />approach, opportunities will be provided for a mix of small scale agricultural activities <br />and associated residential uses, as well as larger agricultural projects. This district will <br />also provide a vehicle to satisfy the demand for a rural lifestyle on marginal agricultural <br />land, while decreasing the pressure to develop important agricultural land for this <br />purpose. (This area, however, is not marginal agricultural land. It is prime agricultural <br />land.) The planning approach would establish a continuity in land uses and designs, <br />while providing for the needed infrastructural facilities and systems to support the various <br />types of agricultural developments. <br />An Agricultural Project District may be established as an amendment to the <br />Zoning Code whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare <br />require that a comprehensive planning approach for an area should be adopted in order to <br />establish a continuity in land uses while providing the required infrastructural facilities <br />and systems. In addition, an Agricultural Project District may only be established if the <br />proposed district: <br />(1) is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County <br />General Plan; and <br />(2) will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area, <br />community or region. <br />