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Stacy Higa, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 2 <br />The applicants have amended their original request and are now requesting a <br />Change of Zone from Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a) for <br />approximately 43.88 acres to subdivide the property into eight lots approximately five <br />acres in size to create smaller agricultural lots for family members and individuals for <br />small scale farming or grazing. The applicants have stated that "it is not practical to raise <br />15 or 24 head of cattle on a 43 -acre lot. Raising cattle will require 200 to 350 acres to be <br />practicable." <br />In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable <br />goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only <br />through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions <br />can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the <br />General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and <br />decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the <br />County. <br />The Change of Zone request from Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 - <br />acre (A -5a) will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan <br />Economic and Land Use elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) <br />Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and <br />policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a <br />graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG <br />Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. The <br />subject area is designated Extensive Agriculture and Important Agricultural Land. <br />Extensive Agriculture are those lands not classified as Important Agricultural Land, and <br />includes lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields <br />without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to <br />certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and <br />climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture may be <br />included in the Extensive Agricultural category. Important Agricultural Land(s) are those <br />with better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, <br />topography, or other factors. Soils within the property are identified as MLD (Maile Silt <br />Loam) series 6 to 20% slopes and MaA (Maile Silt Loam) 0 to 3 % slopes. The Maile <br />series consists of well -drained silt loams that formed in volcanic ash. These are nearly <br />level at moderately steep soils on uplands. Maile soils are used for pasture and woodland. <br />MLD is at intermediate elevations on the windward side of Mauna Kea. Permeability is <br />moderately rapid, runoff is slow and the erosion hazard is slight. This soil is used for <br />pasture and woodland. MaA is in nearly level areas. Runoff is very slow and the erosion <br />hazard is none to slight. This soil is used for truck crops and pasture. The Land Study <br />Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "C" or <br />