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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 2 <br /> <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 /> <br /> The Change of Zone request from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to the Family <br /> Agricultural 3-acre (FA-3a) district will conform to the goals, policies and standards of <br /> the General Plan Economic and Land Use elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation <br /> Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the <br /> document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the <br /> County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land <br /> uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within <br /> the County. The area is designated Important Agricultural Land. Important Agricultural <br /> Lands are those with better potential for sustained high yields because of soil type, <br /> climate, topography, and other factors. Soils within the property are identified as Kiloa <br /> Extremely Stony Muck (rKXD), which consist of well drained, thin, extremely stony <br /> organic soils over fragmental Na lava and used primarily for woodland and pasture. The <br /> Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property <br /> as "D" or "Poor" and "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. The ALISH <br /> System classifies soils within the property as Other Important Agricultural Lands, which <br /> include lands other than Prime or Unique Agricultural Land that is also of statewide or <br /> local importance for agricultural use. The Federal Emergency Management Agency <br /> Flood Insurance Rate. Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", an area <br /> determined to be outside of the 500-year flood plain. <br /> <br /> The property is located on the northeast corner of Kaloko Drive and Hao Street in <br /> <br /> the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at approximately the 2,200-foot elevation. Lands to the <br /> north/northeast are zoned FA-3a and lands to the west, east and southeast are zoned A-3a. <br /> Surrounding properties are in low-density residential uses surrounded by pasture and <br /> forest land. There are some small pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The <br /> forest lands of Makaula-Ooma abut the subdivision to the north at approximately the <br /> 2,100 to 3,500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Kaupulehu abut the property to the <br /> north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai <br /> Ranch. The Palani Ranch abuts the property along its southern boundary. The <br /> Kaupulehu Forest Reserve abuts the eastern or mauka boundary of the subdivision. <br /> <br /> The proposed access to the property is from Kaloko Drive, a 22-foot wide paved <br /> roadway with grass shoulders within an 80-foot right-of-way. The Department of Public <br /> Works states that direct vehicular access to individual lots shall not be from Kaloko Drive <br /> Kaloko Drive intersects with the Mamalahoa Highway less than two miles below the <br /> property. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has previously expressed concerns <br />