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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 minimum standard for a commercial zoned right-of-way width is 60 feet. Electricity and telephone services are or will be made available to the site. The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The U.S. Corps of Engineers Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates a majority of the property as Zone X, areas determined to be outside 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 does meet with 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 subject property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A-la) zoned districts, it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. Although there is a guava orchard on the property, it has not been maintained, and the applicant states that he has ceased active agricultural activity. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map does not classify the subject property in any category. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the mauka area is "E" or Very Poor. Therefore, the reclassification of this approximately 1.5 acre area from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. Furthermore, an Urban classification would complement the existing and future land use patterns of the surrounding properties. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and is supportive of the Hawaii State Plan. Change of Zone In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve quality growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The proposed request from an Agricultural (A-la) to a Neighborhood Commercial (CN-20) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Commercial Elements of the General Plan. Land Use Element • Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County.