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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The Change of Zone request from Agricultural-5 acres (A-Sa) to Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Land Use and Agricultural Elements: Land Use o Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. o Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zone uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. Agricultural o The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. o Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. o Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands. o The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. o Agricultural land shall be used as one form of open space or green belt. While the potential for intensive and/or extensive agricultural uses may exist, the soils within the project area are classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, as Kaimu, extremely stony peat. The Kaimu series consists of thin well-drained organic soils over a'a lava on Mauna Loa. In a representative profile, the surface layer is very dark brown, extremely stony peat about 3 inches thick. Permeability is moderately rapid, runoff is slow and erosion hazard is slight. They are moderately to steep slopes. Elevation is approximately 1,200 feet above mean sea level. The soil is appropriate for pasture, macadamia nuts, papaya, and