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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 zone may occur throughout the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision and the creation of additional homesites placing additional traffic burdens on the intersection. Water for the proposed subdivision development will be provided by the existing County's North Kona Water System. Wastewater generated by the proposed development will be disposed of utilizing an individual wastewater disposal system for each lot meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. All other essential utilities and services are or will be made available to support the proposed development. An archaeological investigation of the Kaloko ahupua'a was conducted by Huehue Ranch, the developer of the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. According to the application, archaeological sites may be located within the subject property. The applicants stated that no construction or land alteration activity will commence until such time that the appropriate clearances are secured from the affected State and County agencies. It is recommended that an archaeological study of the subject property be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Director, in consultation with the Department of Land and Natural Resources-Historic Preservation Division (DLNR-HPD), prior to the submittal of plans for subdivision review. Should significant historical sites be located within the subject property, an archaeological preservation/mitigation plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Director, in consultation with the DLNR-HPD, prior to the issuance of Final Subdivision Approval or any land alteration activities. In addressing potential adverse visual impacts the clearing of the subject property for individual homesites and agricultural uses may have on the existing upland forest character within the subject area, the applicants have proposed a 100-foot wide "forest reserve easement" for buffer purposes along the existing road, a 100-foot wide structural setback along the existing roads in lieu of the required 30-foot setback, a 30-foot "forest reserve easement" along all lot lines not covered by the 100-foot easement and a provision that no-less-than eighty percent (80%) of the entire lot area be retained in forest. These recommended conditions, which has the support of the Planning Director, will attempt to preserve the forest corridor so prominent along the roads of Kaloko Mauka Subdivision. Based on the above findings, approval of the Change of Zone request from Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to Agricultural-10 acres (A-10a) zoned district would result in an appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare.