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<br /> Stacy Higa, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the <br /> County. <br /> The Change of Zone request from an Agricultura120-acre (A-20a) to the <br /> Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) district will conform to the goals, policies and standards of <br /> the Genera] Plan Economic and Land Use elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation <br /> Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the <br /> document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the <br /> County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land <br /> uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within <br /> the County. The subject area is designated Important Agricultural Land for the lower <br /> portion of the property, and Extensive Agriculture for the mauka portion of the property. <br /> Important Agricultural Lands aze "those with better potential for sustained high <br /> agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors." Extensive <br /> Agriculture aze "lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields <br /> without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to <br /> certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and <br /> climate." Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture maybe <br /> included in this category. Soils within the property are identified as Kiloa Extremely <br /> Stony Muck (rKXD), which consist of well drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils <br /> over fragmental A'a lava and used primarily for woodland and pasture. The Land Study <br /> Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "E" or <br /> "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. The majority of the property is unclassified by <br /> the Agricultural Lands in the State of Hawaii (ALISH) System. The Federal Emergency <br /> Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone <br /> "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500-yeaz flood plain. <br /> The property is located on the southwest side of Kaloko Drive in the Kaloko <br /> Mauka Subdivision at approximately the 4,200-foot elevation. Surrounding lands are <br /> zoned Agricultura120-acre (A-20a) and in low-density residential uses surrounded by <br /> pasture and forest land. There are some small pasture and nursery areas within the <br /> subdivision. The forest lands of Makaula-Ooma abut the subdivision to the north at <br /> approximately the 2,100 to 3,500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Kaupulehu abut <br /> the property to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently <br /> used by Hualalai Ranch. The Palani Ranch abuts the property along its southern <br /> boundary. The Kaupulehu Forest Reserve abuts the eastern or mauka boundary of the <br /> subdivision. <br /> The proposed access to the subject property is from Kaloko Drive, a 22-foot wide <br /> paved roadway with 8-foot grass shoulders within 80-foot right-of--ways. Kaloko Drive <br /> <br />