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Communication 906 Bi11290 Page 2 of 3 • The request conforms to both the Land Use Commission Rules and the Hawaii State Plan's goals and policies on Housing, which supports and encourages low-density rural housing within the County, ur appropriate locations, to meet the needs of its residents. The subject properly is situated in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision, which includes existing rural, residential, and agricultural lands and uses. • The action also complements the Land Use and Housing elements of the General Plan by providing additional rural and residential-agricultural housing opportunities in designated areas. • The property is designated as Rural by the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan. This designation includes existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural districts that have a significant residential component. • The property is not currently being used for active agricultwal purposes. The property is "unclassified" on the State of Hawaii's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) map. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the azea is "E" or "Very Poor." Therefore, the reclassification will not be detrimental to the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. • All essential services and utilities are or will be made available to the project site. The two existing homes aze serviced by the DeparGnent of Water Supply and each home has its own water meter. • The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Map (FIRM) identifies the site as "X" or outside the 500-yeaz flood plain. • The request is not expected to have a significant adverse impact to traditional, customary Hawaiian rights or resources nor is it adjacent to the shoreline. The subject property is located six miles away from the shoreline. 8. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request aze nine conditions contained in Bill No. 290 that outline specific requirements for the proposed project. Condition "D" requires restrictive covenants in the deeds of the two new lots to prohibit the construction of a second dwelling and condiminium property regimes on each lot. Condition "E" requires the applicants to pay a fair share contribution for improvements to the Kawaihae Road - Anekona Street or Kawaihae Road - Kanehoa Street intersection, in an amount to be determined by the Planning Director in consultation with the State Department of Transportation. At the June 20, 2006 Committee on Planning meeting, Greg Mooers, applicant's consultant, confirmed that the subject property was fully developed with two homes built and lived in by applicant and applicant's son. Mr. Mooers also stated this request to redistrict the 5.9-acre parcel from agricultural to Waal district and change the zone to Residential-Agricultural 2-acres and subdivide the property into two residential- agricultwal lots is to conform with the new zoning designation. Mr. Mooers stated no construction is being proposed by this request as both proposed lots aze fully developed with single-family residences. He stated this proposed action is basically a paper trail to conform to use. PC REPORT NO. 91