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r Land Use District Conformity (Urban) The proposed reclassification is in conformance with HRS 205 as follows: §205-2 Districting and classification of lands. (1) In the establishment of boundaries of urban districts those lands that are now in urban use and a sufficient reserve area for foreseeable urban growth shall be included; In establishing .the boundaries of the districts in each county, the commission shall give consideration to the master plan or general plan of the county. (b) Urban districts shall include activities or uses as provided by ordinances or regulations of the county within which the urban district is situated. Land Use District Conformity (Rurall The proposed reclassification is in conformance with HRS 205 as follows: §205-2 Districting and classification of lands. (a) (2)In the establishment of boundaries for rural districts, areas of land composed primarily of small farms mixed with very low density residential lots, which may be shown by a minimum density of not more than one house per one-half acre and a minimum lot size of not less than one-haH acre shall be included, except as herein provided: (c) Rural districts shall include activities or uses as characterized by low density residential lots of not more than one dwelling house per one-half acre, except as provided by county ordinance pursuant to section 46-4(c), in areas where "city like" concentration of people, structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with low density residential lots except that within a subdivision, as defined in section 484-1, the commission for good cause may allow one lot of less than one-half acre, but not less than 18,500 square feet, or an equivalent residential density, within a rural subdivision and permit the construction of one dwelling on such lot, provided that all other dwellings in the subdivision shall have a minimum lot size of one-half acre or 21,780 square feet. Such petition for variance may be processed under the special permit procedure. These districts may include contiguous areas which are not suited to low densffy residential lots or small farms by reason of topography, soils, and other related characteristics. §205-5 Zoning. (c) Unless authorized by special permit issued pursuant to this chapter, only the following uses shall be permitted within rural districts: (1) Low density residential uses; (2) Agricultural uses; and (3) Public, quasi-public, and public utilfty facilities. In addition, the minimum lot size for any tow densty residential use shall be one-hall acre and there shall be but one dwelling house per one-haH acre, except as provided for in section 205-2.