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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 /> Hawaii State Plan. According to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, the following <br /> <br /> three standards shall apply when determining an area for the Rural district boundaries: <br /> <br /> (1) Areas consisting of small farms; provided that the areas need not be included in <br /> this district if their inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the areas; <br /> <br /> (2) Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less than <br /> one-half acre and a density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per one- <br /> half acre in areas where "city-like" concentration of people, structures, streets, and <br /> urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with the <br /> low-density residential lots; and <br /> <br /> (3) Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include other <br /> parcels of land which are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, and are not <br /> suited to low-density residential uses for small farm or agricultural uses. <br /> <br /> The property was created on October 23, 1990, as one of the original 36 lots in the <br /> Anekona Estates Subdivision. Surrounding lands are located within the State's <br /> Agricultural and Rural Districts and the County's A-5a and RA-2a zoned districts. The <br /> Kanehoa Estates Subdivision is located immediately east of the Anekona Estates <br /> Subdivision. The Kamuela Plantations Subdivision, consisting of ten lots, is located to <br /> the east, and the Waimea Landmark Estates Subdivision, consisting of twenty-six lots, is <br /> located to the north across Kawaihae Road. These subdivisions include mixed residential <br /> uses and vacant lands. From 1998 to present, the County Council has approved similar <br /> requests for State Land Use Boundary Amendments from the Agricultural to the Rural <br /> districts, and Change of Zones from A-5a to RA-2a in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision <br /> and Anekona Estates Subdivision. <br /> <br /> Section 15-15-27 of the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules determines the <br /> permissible uses within the Rural district. This states: (a) Permissible uses within the <br /> rural district shall include the following activities: (1) All uses permitted under section <br /> 15-15-25 relating to agricultural uses and those uses that are compatible within the <br /> agricultural district; (2) Low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of one- <br /> half acre, except as provided by County ordinance pursuant to Section 464(c), HRS..." <br /> <br /> The proposed boundary amendment is for residential-agricultural uses that are <br /> compatible with the Rural designation. The applicants have stated that the five acre <br /> parcel will be subdivided into two residential/agricultural lots. Thus, the requested <br /> boundary amendment would be in the direction of fulfilling the permissible uses of the <br /> rural designation. <br />