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STATE AND COUNTY PLANNING 6 The present State Land Use designation is Urban. 7 The General Plan Land Use Pa[tern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the property as Low Density. As such, this request would not be contrary to the General Plan LUPAG map. 8. The subject property is located within the County Family Agricultural l acre (FA-la) zone. 9 The property to the north and south of the subject property is zoned RS-l0. 10 The property is not within the Special Management Area of the County of Hawaii. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 1 1. The property is a 1.662 acre parcel located immediately makai of a private nursery school on Palani Road. l2. This site is presently unused and is overgrown with native vegetation such as mango, Christmas Berry, jacaranda and other miscellaneous grasses and shrubs. There are no significant trees or other vegetative features on the property. Please see the environmental report for this property. l3. Since the site was previously used for the grazing of cattle and it was grubbed in 1995, it is expected that no archaeological features exist on the property. l4. There is no evidence of historical or cultural features on the parcel, nor did the records at the County Plaruting Department uncover any significant findings attributable to the area or subject property. Please see Marc Smith's comments on the grubbing permit included in the environmental report. Marc Stnith is with the State Historic Preservation Division and did a site inspection in 1995. l5. Common animal species in the area include field trice, mongoose, and stray domestic animals such as cats or dogs. Please see the environmental report. l6. The topography of the site is fairly level with slopes less than 10 percent. 17. The average annual rainfall is approximately 58 inches. 18. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Survey Report identifies the soil on the property to be of the Kaimu extremely stony peat. This thin, well-drained orgartic soil)