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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in <br /> appropriate locations. <br /> The County shall review and amend if necessary land use ordinances and codes to <br /> include considerations for rural-style residential subdivisions in appropriate locations. <br /> Standards and criteria for the establishment of these areas shall be developed. <br /> <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General <br /> <br /> Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of <br /> action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationship between the <br /> various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban <br /> <br /> form for areas within the County. The proposed Rural boundary request also <br /> conforms to the LUPAG Map which designates the area for Extensive <br /> Agriculture. This request would allow rural development. The area under <br /> consideration is consistent with the rural form established for this section of the <br /> <br /> South Kohala District as depicted on the LUPAG Map. Based on the above <br /> findings, including the General Plan's goals and policies, the granting of the rural <br /> boundary amendment would complement and implement the General Plan <br /> <br /> 5. The applicant believes the purpose and applicability of the RA district as defined <br /> in section 25-5-50 of the zoning code is met by this proposal. The location of the <br /> subject property is in an already established "Rural area of South Kohala. <br /> Section 25-5-50 states: <br /> <br /> "The RA district provides for activities or uses characterized by low density <br /> residential lots in rural areas where "city-like" concentrations of people, <br /> structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms <br /> <br /> are intermixed with low density residential lots. The RA district is intended to be <br /> only within the state land use rural or urban districts." <br /> <br /> 6. The applicant believes that the removal of this particular 5 acres of land from <br /> the State Land Use "Agriculture" district will not jeopardize the Agricultural <br /> <br /> land inventory of the State or the County, as a result of the poor land quality <br /> conditions of the subject property. While the subject property is within the State <br /> Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural zoned districts, it is not currently <br /> <br /> being used for active agricultural purposes. There is an absence of any major and/or <br /> commercial agricultural activity in the existing and neighboring subdivisions. The <br /> State of Hawaii ALISH Map does not classify the subject property in any category. <br /> The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the <br /> <br /> area is "E" or Very Poor. Furthermore, a Rural classification would complement the <br />