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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 9 <br /> <br /> <br /> The applicants are proposing to create a two lot subdivision using a 2.98 acre <br /> portion of the existing lot for their residential/agricultural purposes and to create an <br /> additional lot of 2.02 acres for use by a family member or possibly to market. <br /> <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the <br /> General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the <br /> coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of <br /> the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes <br /> the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The subject property <br /> is designated Extensive Agricultural. However, the Kanehoa Subdivision as well as the <br /> adjacent subdivisions are a mixture of residences and limited agricultural activities. <br /> Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the rural low-density <br /> development form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of South Kohala. <br /> <br /> While the potential for intensive and/or extensive agricultural uses may exist, <br /> the project site is comprised of soils classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, <br /> Soil Conservation Service, as Puu Pa extremely stony very fine sandy loam (PVD), 6 <br /> to 20% slopes. This surface layer is very dark brown extremely stony very fine sandy <br /> loam about 6 inches thick. The next layer is dark-brown and dark, yellowish-brown <br /> very fine sandy loam about 34 inches thick. It is underlain by fragmental Aa lava. <br /> The reaction is medium acid to slightly acid in the surface layer and neutral in the <br /> substratum. Permeability is moderately rapid, runoff is medium, and the erosion <br /> hazard is moderate. These soils are used for pasture. Soils within the subject property <br /> have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study <br /> Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. Finally, soils within the subject <br /> property are "Unclassified" by the ALISH system. <br /> <br /> Surrounding parcels are zoned A-5a and A-3a and within the State Land Use <br /> Agricultural district. Surrounding lands to the Kanehoa Subdivision include the vacant <br /> State-owned lands to the south and zoned A-5a; Kamuela Plantations, a 10-lot <br /> subdivision, located immediately to the east and zoned A-5a; Anekona Estates <br /> Subdivision, a 36-lot subdivision, located to the west and zoned A-5a; and Waimea <br /> Landmark Estates, a 26-lot subdivision, located across the Kawaihae Road to the north <br /> and zoned A-3a. These subdivisions include single-family residential and agricultural <br /> uses and vacant lands. In October 1996, the County Council approved State Land Use <br /> Boundary Amendments from an Agricultural to Rural District for two 5-acre parcels <br /> within the adjacent Kamuela Plantations Subdivision. Therefore, a favorable <br /> recommendation of this change of zone request will be consistent with the surrounding <br /> land use pattern already established within this portion of South Kohala. <br />