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4 1 Note: Dwellings are staggered and not constructed side by side. All applicable setback requirements will be reviewed upon submittal of plans for final subdivision approval. 5. Additional Information: In support of the request, the applicant has submitted a Change of Zone Application (See Exhibit A - Change of Zone Application). STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 6. SLU: Urban. 7. General Plan Goals and Polices: The proposed development would be consistent with the goals, policies, standards and courses of action of the Land Use Element. 8. LUPAG Map: Low Density Urban Development; which is single family residential in character, ancillary community and public uses, and convenience type commercial uses. 9. Hilo Community Development Plan: The plan recommends the area for RS-15 zoning. 10. Zoning: Single Family Residential (RS-15). It. Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is not within the SMA. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 12. Subject Property: The subject property is a 20,000 square foot rectangular lot that has two homes on it. The parcel is located on the western (mauka) comer of Haihai/Maunakai Street. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property into two lots - one approximately 7,800 square feet and the other approximately 11,300 square feet. The homes are approximately 15 feet apart. Should the rezoning be approved, the minimum side yard setback would be 8 feet. These requirements would be reviewed upon submittal of plans for final subdivision approval. 13. ALISH: Urban Development. 14. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: The portion of the subject property to be rezoned consists of Olaa Very Stony Clay Loam (OID). The Olaa series consists of well-drained silty clay loams that formed in volcanic ash. Permeability is rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is slight. Olaa soils are used for the production of sugarcane. 15. Land Study Bureau Soil Rating: "C" or Fair. 16. FIRM: Zone "X" (outside the 500-year flood plain). -2-