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protection. 6. Special Management Area (SMA): The Special Management Area is a part of the Coastal Zone Management Program and regulated by the County. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located more than three (3) miles from the nearest coastline and therefore, will not be impacted by coastal hazazd and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 7. Subject Property: 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 I S percent slope, ranging in elevation from 1,100 feet to 1,300 feet above mean sea level. There is an existing dwelling and sheds on the site. The dwelling will be 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. 8. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: 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. 9. ALISH: Unclassified. 10. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or "Fair". ] 1. U.S. Soil Survey: HVD, Honuaulu extremely stony silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes. This soil is used for coffee and pasture. Small azeas aze used for macadamia nuts, bananas, citrus fruits, and avocados. 12. FIRM: Zone "X", area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. 13. Flora/Fauna Resources: There were no professionals flora/fauna surveys conducted of the site. The applicant does not believe that rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are likely on the site, as the property has been cleared and used as a coffee and -2-