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Pete Hoffinan, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The Change of Zone request from an A-20a to an A-l0a district will conform to the goals, policies and standazds of the General Plan Economic and Land Use elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non- urban form for areas within the County. The subject area is designated Important Agricultural Land by the LUPAG map. Important Agricultural Lands are "those with better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors." Soils within the property are identified as Kiloa Extremely Stony Muck (rKXD), which consist of well drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava and used primarily for woodland and pasture. The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the property as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity but classified as "Other Important Agricultural Land" by the Agricultural Lands in the State of Hawaii (ALISH) System. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500-yeaz flood plain. The property is an approximately 20.913-acre pazcel located on the west side of Haleamau Street in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at the 3,600-foot elevation. There is an approximately 24-yeaz old single-family dwelling on the property. The remainder of the property is heavily forested with slopes of approximately 6-20%. Surrounding lands are zoned A-20a and in low-density residential uses surrounded by pasture and forest land. There are some small pasture and nursery areas within the subdivision. The forest lands of Makaula-Ooma abut the subdivision to the north at approximately the 2,100 to 3,500-foot elevation. Bishop Estate lands of Kaupulehu abut the property to the north at the 3,500 to 5,400-foot elevation. These lands are currently used by Hualalai Ranch. The Palani Ranch abuts the property along its southern boundary. The Kaupulehu Forest Reserve abuts the eastern or mauka boundary of the subdivision. Access to the subject property is proposed from Haleamau Street, a 22-foot wide paved roadway with 8-foot grass shoulders within an 80-foot right-of--way. Kaloko Drive intersects with the Mamalahoa Highway approximately five miles below the property. The Depaztment of Transportation (DOT) is concerned about the numerous rezonings in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the cumulative impact of these changes at the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kaloko Drive. The DOT has stated that the intersection must be improved due to the additional traffic and activity on the roads from the cumulative effect of the land use change, and recommends the following: