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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 3 <br /> The proposed Rural boundary amendment request would be consistent with, <br /> <br /> among others, the Land Use (Single Family Residential) policies of the General Plan: <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 Anekona 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 /> <br /> All utilities and services are available to the property, which are essential to <br /> accommodate rural development. Access to the property will be from Kanehoa Street, a <br /> private roadway with a 50-foot right-of-way with 16 feet of asphalt paving and grass <br /> swales. County water is available to the site. As this area is not serviced by a municipal <br /> sewer system, any additional structures will 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 eight (8) miles east of the property. <br /> <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 /> "Y', outside of the 500-year flood plain. The site is relatively flat with grades less than <br /> five percent, with the steepest grades on the southern portion of the site. While the <br /> property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A-5a) <br /> zoned districts, the property is developed and not currently being used for active <br /> agricultural purposes. The property is unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of <br /> Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) System. Soils within the property are <br /> classified as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau. <br /> While the potential for agricultural uses may exist, the soil conditions within the property <br />