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• The Honorable .1 Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 operations on land in the State Land Use Agricultural District when adjacent land is reclassified out of the Agricultural District. A condition of approval will require the applicant notify prospective purchasers. tenants or lessees of the I lawai'i Right to Farm Act. Therefore, the reclassification of this 1 646 -acre area from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not he detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of I- Iawai'i. Furthermore, an Urban classification would complement the existing and future land use pattern of the surrounding area in view of the urban uses already in existence in close proximity to the property. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and County General Plan and is supportive of the Hawai`i State Plan. Change of Zone The applicant requests a Change of Zone from Agricultural - 20 acres (A -20a) to Limited Industrial - 20,000 square feet (ML -20) for approximately 1.646 acres of land The applicant intends to expand the existing greenhouse and nursery supply outlet facility allowed under Special Permit No. 931 to allow the sale of retail garden supplies, tools, plants and related nursery supplies. As such, the applicant wishes to reclassify and rezone the parcel to a more appropriate zoning district rather than seek an amendment to the Special Nana. Proposed improvements include: • a new 5,000 square foot storage building with a 20 -foot overhang to provide 2.000 square feet of additional outside covered storage and parking arca . • additional parking stalls for a total of 17 standard and one handicapped parking stall • paving. as required on the site The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban district. in order to consider an area for any type o 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