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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 are available from the Keauhou station, approximately four miles from the project site. All essential utilities can or will be made available to the project site. Urban Districts shall include lands characterized by "city -like" concentrations of people, structures, streets, urban level of services and other related land uses. Surrounding properties are vacant or in residential uses. Lands to the immediate north and south of the project area are in the Urban District. The White Sands Beach Estates and Keauhou View Estates are zoned RS -7.5 and located adjacent to the north of the project site. Lands south of the project site are zoned RS -7.5 and RM -3.5. Lands to the west (makai) of the property are zoned A -5a. The Kahului - Keauhou Parkway (Alii Highway) borders the property to the east (mauka). The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the property as Zone "X", areas outside of the 500 -year flood plain. Any improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. Thus, the reclassification meets the standard which states that the lands included within the urban district "... shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects." While the project site is situated within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A -5a) zoned district, it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. The property is unclassified under the State of Hawaii's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map and is not in agricultural use. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "E" or "Very Poor". Surrounding lands to the north and south of the property are designated Urban, while lands to the west and east are designated Agricultural. The property is not located in the Kahaluu Historic District, listed in the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places, or profiled as a significant cultural and/or historic site in the General Plan. A survey titled "Archaeological Inventory Survey, TMK: 7-7-08: 121, Land of Kapalaalaea 2, North Kona District, Island of Hawaii", was prepared by Haun and Associates in January, 2006 (Appendix B). The archaeological inventory survey identified 14 sites assessed as significant for their information content. Nine sites were recommended for mitigation through data recovery, and two sites were recommended for preservation. The plans for data recovery will be detailed in a Data Recovery Plan prepared for DLNR-SHPD review and approval. Specific plans for preservation and maintenance of a burial feature will be detailed in a Burial Treatment Plan prepared for