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Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 3 <br /> with the Rural designation. The applicant has stated that the 5.9-acre parcel will be <br /> subdivided into two residentiaUagricultural lots. Thus, the requested boundary <br /> amendment would be in the direction of fulfilling the permissible uses of the rural <br /> designation. <br /> The proposed Rural boundary amendment request would be consistent with, <br /> among others, the Land Use (Single Family Residential) policies of the General Plan; <br /> • Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale <br /> rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be <br /> encouraged in appropriate locations. <br /> • Review and amend land use ordinances and codes to include considerations <br /> for rural-style residential subdivisions in appropriate locations. Standards and <br /> criteria for the establishment of these areas shall be developed. <br /> The proposed Rural boundary request also conforms to the Land Use Pattern <br /> Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the area as Rural. The new Rural <br /> designation includes existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural <br /> districts that have a significant residential component. The Kanehoa Estates Subdivision, <br /> as well as adjacent subdivisions, includes a mix of residential and limited agricultural <br /> activities. This boundary request would allow a rural development for residential- <br /> agricultural uses that will complement the existing and future residential-agricultural land <br /> use patterns of the immediate vicinity. Based on the above findings, the granting of the <br /> Rural boundary amendment would complement and implement the General Plan. <br /> All utilities and services are available to the property, which are essential to <br /> accommodate rural development. Access to the two proposed lots is from Kanehoa <br /> Place, a private roadway with a 50-foot right-of--way with l6 feet of asphalt paving and <br /> grass swales. County water is available to the site. As this area is not serviced by a <br /> municipal sewer system, the existing dwellings utilize individual wastewater systems <br /> approved by the Department of Health. Underground electrical, telephone and cable <br /> services are available to the property. The closest police, fire and emergency facilities are <br /> located in Waimea, approximately six (6) miles east of the property. <br /> The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be <br /> properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone <br /> "X", outside of the 500-year flood plain. The site slopes in a southerly direction at an <br /> <br />