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Communication 493 <br /> Bill 16Z <br /> Page 2 <br /> • The proposed change of zone is located in an area designated in the General Plan as <br /> Important Agrricultural Lands (two-thirds of the property) and Extensive Agriculture <br /> (one-third of the property). The General Plan contains a policy that Important <br /> Agricultural Lands not be divided into parcels which are too small to support viable <br /> fam~ing. Five acres is considered the minimum parcel size which can sustain a viable <br /> commercial agriculture operation for a range of crops. According to page 4 of <br /> Communication No. 410, "this is a small rezoning that does not greatly change the <br /> overall land use pattern of the area." The Inaba family has raised cattle on the property <br /> tier the past 34 years that they have owned the land. 'They state that they wish to divide <br /> the property among family members and other individuals wishing to engage in <br /> small-scale tanning. <br /> • All essential services and utilities are available to the project site. <br /> • 'i'he Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Map (FIRM) identifies <br /> the site as "X" or outside the flood plain. <br /> 5. Requisite oi~ the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone <br /> request arc 13 conditions contained in Bill No. 162 that outline specific requirements for <br /> the proposed project. Condition C requires the applicant to obtain Final Subdivision <br /> Approval within five (5) years from the effective date of the ordinance, and Condition G <br /> prohibits the construction of a second dwelling unit as well as condominium property <br /> regimes on each lot. <br /> Ms. Kathy A. Brown, a resident of the neighboring Kamuela Highlands Subdivision, submitted <br /> <br /> written testimony dated October 31, 2005, expressing her concerns about the adverse impacts of <br /> <br /> the proposal rezoning on surrounding property owners. Ms. Brown noted that Kipahele and <br /> Ho'ohoa Streets in the Kamuela Highlands Subdivision "flood during moderate to heavy rains, <br /> <br /> which in turn, Floods Mamalahoa" Ms. Brown was also concerned about the traffic impact of <br /> <br /> thcl6-24 additional cars which she projects will be generated by the proposed subdivision. <br /> Ms. Brown describes the current traffic on Mamalahoa Highway as "usually moving at a very <br /> slow crawl from our subdivision, all the way into town." <br /> Mr. Douglas Dick also submitted written testimony opposing the proposed subdivision, by <br /> facsimile dated November 3, 2005 and oral testimony in person at the November 8's meeting. <br /> Mr. Dick resides along Mamalahoa Highway near to the proposed subdivision. Mr. Dick was one <br /> of twenty neighbors who attended a meeting on October 29, 2005 at the Waimea Community <br /> Center. to discuss flooding concerns in their neighborhoods. Mr. Dick explained that flooding in <br /> the area from the Lakeland Subdivision on the east to the Pu`u Nani Subdivision on the west has <br /> increased as a direct result of the number of new houses and impermeable surfaces (pavement, <br /> house pads, etc.) being built in this area. Several homes in the area were inundated in <br /> March 2004, and Mr. Dick stated that several residents who attended the October 29'~ meeting <br /> feel that the County is not adequately addressing run-off problems in the affected subdivisions. <br /> PC REPOR'T' NO. 41 <br /> <br />