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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 On June 2, 1997, the County Council adopted Resolution No. 58-97. This resolution amends the Council's policy relating to the rezoning of district boundaries within Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. The Council finds that a maximum density of two dwellings per twenty acres for lands within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,000-foot elevation, with certain conditions, will protect the watershed and native forest and maintain a low density pattern. The resolution recommends that zoning requests for only those parcels within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,000-foot elevation include the limited density with the conditions as stated within Resolution No. 58-97, provided that the other goals, policies and standards of the General Plan are met. While the potential for intensive and/or extensive agricultural uses may exist, the project site is comprised of soils identified as Kiloa extremely stony muck (rKXD). This soil consists of well-drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava and is used primarily for woodland and pasture. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. Finally, soils within the subject property are classified as "Unique Agricultural Land" by the ALISH system. "Unique Agricultural Land" are lands that have the special combination of soil, quality, location, growing season and moisture supply and which is used to produce sustained high quality and/or high yields of a specific crop when treated and managed according to modern farming methods. The recordation of deed restrictions for individual lot owners to file a conservation plan with the Kona Soil and Water Conservation District will encourage agricultural activities or the presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the "Extensive Agricultural" designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map and "Unique Agricultural Land" designation by the ALISH system. The requested A-7a zoning is consistent with the recommendation of the Kona Regional Plan. The proposed subdivision of 7 and 13-acre lots would be compatible with the rural character of lands located within the upper elevations of Kaloko Mauka Subdivision which are zoned A-20a and A-10a. The applicants have agreed to impose restrictive covenants requiring the filing of a conservation plan with the Soil and Water Conservation District as well as restricting the construction of second dwelling units on each subdivided lots. The 7 and 13-acre lot sizes will also provide additional 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 20-acre parcels.