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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to the Agricultural 10-acre (A-10a) district 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 Extensive Agricultural, which includes pasturage and range lands. Soils within the property are identified as Kiloa Extremely Stony Muck (rKXD), which consist of well drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A`a lava and used primarily for woodland and pasture. The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. The property is unclassified by the Agricultural Lands in the State of Hawaii (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 located on the southwest side of Kaloko Drive in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at approximately the 4,200-foot elevation. Surrounding lands are zoned Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) and in low-density residential uses surrounded by pasture and forest land. There are some small pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The forest lands of Makaula-Ooma abut the subdivision to the north at approximately the 2,100 to 3,500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Kaupulehu abut the property to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai Ranch. The Palani Ranch abuts the property along its southern boundary. The Kaupulehu Forest Reserve abuts the eastern or mauka boundary of the subdivision. The proposed access to the subject property is from Kaloko Drive, a 22-foot wide paved roadways with 8-foot grass shoulders within 80-foot right-of-ways. Kaloko Drive intersects with the Mamalahoa Highway approximately four miles below the property. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is concerned about the numerous rezonings in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the cumulative impact of these changes on the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive. The DOT has stated that the intersection must be improved due to the additional traffic and activity on the roads from the cumulative effect of the land use change, and recommends the following: