COM 0768.000 2002-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to Family Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use elements. 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 area is designated Orchards. Orchards are agricultural lands which though rocky in character and content support productive macadamia nuts, papaya, citrus, and other similar agricultural products. Soils within the property are identified as HVD, Honuaulu extremely stony silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes. This soil is used for coffee and pasture. Small areas are used for macadamia nuts, bananas, citrus fruits, and avocados. The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "C" or "Fair" for agricultural productivity. The property is unclassified under the ALISH System. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. The property is an approximately 6.069-acre parcel fronting Mamalahoa Highway, two miles south of the junction of Mamalahoa Highway and Palani Road, south of the Keopu Heights Subdivision. The parcel is gently sloping at a gradual 10 to 15 percent slope, ranging in elevation from 1,100 feet to 1,300 feet above mean sea level. There are two dwellings on the site. The dwellings will be either renovated or relocated, depending on the preference of the potential owner, one of the children of the applicant. Aside from the area of the residence, the entire site has been cleared and cultivated with macadamia nut trees and coffee trees. Surrounding properties are zoned Agricultural 1-acre (A-la) across Mamalahoa Highway to the east, and Agricultural 5-acre (A-Sa) to the north, west and south. The area is rural in nature. There are a few small, family-type coffee farms on properties mauka of the Mamalahoa Highway and to the north and south of the site. The Keopu Cemetery is located less than 700 feet south of the property.