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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 o Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. o Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's limited prime agricultural lands. o The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. o Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. o The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. o Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. o The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. o Agricultural land shall be used as one form of open space or green belt. While the potential for agricultural uses may exist, the project site soils are classified Kikoni Series (KXC). This soil consists of well-drained, very fine loams that formed in volcanic ash. These soils are nearly level to moderately sloping. They are; on the Waimea plains at an elevation ranging from 2,600 to 3,600 feet. In a representative profile, the surface layer is very dark brown very fine sandy loam about 6 inches thick. The surface layer is dark brown and dark reddish-brown very fine sandy and silt loam. The substratum is fragmental Aa lava. The surface layer is neutral, and the subsoil is mildly alkaline. The surface is extremely stony in places. Permeability is moderately rapid, runoff is slow and the erosion hazard is slight. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "C" (Fair) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. The subject property is classified as "Prime" agricultural land by the ALISH system.