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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br /> (1) Areas consisting of small farms; provided that the areas need not be included in <br /> this district if their inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the areas; <br /> <br /> (2) Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less than <br /> one-half acre and a density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per <br /> one-half acre in areas where "city-like" concentration of people, structures, <br /> streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are <br /> intermixed with the low-density residential lots; and <br /> <br /> (3) Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include <br /> other parcels of land which are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, <br /> and are not suited to low-density residential uses for small farm or agricultural <br /> uses. <br /> <br /> Surrounding lands are located within the State Land Use Commission <br /> Agricultural District and in the County's Agricultural 5-acre and 1-acre zoned districts. <br /> Kanehoa Subdivision, a 26-lot subdivision is located immediately to the east and zoned <br /> A-5a; Kamuela Plantations, a 10-lot subdivision, is located further to the east and also <br /> zoned A-5a; and Waimea Landmark Estates, a 26-lot subdivision, is located across the <br /> Kawaihae Road and further to the northeast and is zoned A-3a. These subdivisions <br /> include single-family residential and agricultural uses and/or vacant lands. There are <br /> approximately 26 lots that are owned through Condominium Property Regimes within <br /> the Anekona and Kanehoa Subdivisions. The Ouli affordable housing project is located <br /> to the west of Anekona Estates and is within the State Land Use Urban District. In <br /> June 1998, the County Council approved a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from <br /> an Agricultural to Rural District and a Change of Zone from A-5a to RA-2a for a 5.00 <br /> acre parcel in the Kanehoa Subdivision. Similar land use changes were also approved <br /> in October 1996 for two 5-acre parcels within the Kamuela Plantations Subdivision. <br /> <br /> Section 15-15-27 of the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules determines the <br /> Permissible uses within the Rural district. This states: "(a) Permissible uses within the <br /> rural district shall include the following activities: (1) All uses permitted under <br /> section 15-15-25 relating to agricultural uses and those uses that are compatible within <br /> <br /> the agricultural district; (2) Low-density residential uses with a minimum lot size of <br /> one-half acre. The commission for good cause may allow one lot of less than one-half <br /> acre, but not less than 18,500 square feet, or an equivalent residential density, provided <br /> all other lots in the subdivision have the minimum lot size of one-half acre. A petition <br /> for variance may be processed under the special permit procedure pursuant to <br /> subchapter 12. This exception shall apply to lots of record existing prior to January 1, <br />