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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 On June 2, 1997, the County Council passed Resolution No. 58-97 amending County Council's Resolution No. 330-96. This resolution amends the County's policy relating to rezoning of district boundaries within Kaloko Mauka and other districts of North and South Kona. The resolution states that no lands above the 3,000-foot elevation within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision or the 2,500-foot elevation above sea level elsewhere in the districts of North Kona and South Kona shall be re-classified to any zone district having a minimum lot size of less than 20 acres, subject to certain conditions. This will enhance the integrity and value of the region's watershed and native forest systems and maintain a low density pattern. The resolution recommends Agricultural-10 acres (A-10a) zoning for only those parcels within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision above the 3,000 foot elevation with conditions. The subject property is located in the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at the 3,080-foot elevation, along the north side of Hao Street at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: 7-3-26: 5. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to Agricultural-10 acres (A-10a) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Land Use and Agricultural Elements: * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zone uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. * The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands.