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f Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 generally has been at a density of 4 units per acre. The proposed zoned density will be 4 units per acre. The average density relating to the proposed request (34 lots over 10+ acres) would amount to 3.4 units per acre. Tax Map Key: 5-4-6:36 consisting of .32 acres is designated Medium Density Urban Development. Medium Density Urban Development refers to village and neighborhood commercial and residential and related functions with commercial permitted up to three stories and residential permitted up to 35 units per acre. This proposed single family residential development will provide the framework of a concentration of urban activities occurring in an orderly manner commensurate with the provision of necessary infrastructure. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the low density and medium density form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North Kohala. The requested zone change is consistent with the North Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP). The Land Use Concept Map of the CDP has designated the area Residential - 4 units per acre and recommends that future housing development in North Kohala be encouraged to provide a mix of housing products in order to serve a broad range of the regional market. The CDP also encourages the development of additional residential property around the existing towns of Hawi and Kynnersley/Kapaau, at a maximum density of four units per acre with a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet. The proposed Single Family Residential (RS-10) zoning would allow a density of 44 units. The proposed number of residential units requested is 34 units. The average gross density (34 units =10.13 acres) is 3.36 units per acre which is less than the allowable density. Thus, the request is consistent with the North Kohala Community Development Plan. While the subject property is within the State Land Use Urban District and 9.8 acres of the project site is zoned County's Agricultural (A-20a), it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. The subject property is classified as within the existing urban development on the State of Hawaii ALISH Map. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in Parcel 36 (front portion of the subject project area) is existing urban uses and the entire soils in Parcel 21 is "B" or "Good". The lands were previously used for the cultivation of sugar cane. Presently, the area is covered with ankle high grasses with a few scattered trees. Therefore, the reclassification of this 9.8-acre area from the Agricultural to the Single Family Residential designation will not be detrimental to the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. It would tend to alleviate the conversion of more productive agricultural lands from more appropriate locations within the North Kohala area for Urban Low Density type uses. Furthermore, the request would complement the existing residential land use patterns of the surrounding properties to the north, east and west of the project site which are zoned Single Family Residential (RS-15). The