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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The subdivision of the 24.186 -acre property into ten lots of 2+ acres each will provide more marketable family - agricultural lots in the North Kohala area for families who are interested in subsistence farming or small scale commercial farming on this productive farmland. The smaller lots would allow for a house site and an adequate area for agriculture to allow families an opportunity to grow their own food or produce agricultural products to supplement their income in the community. It should be noted that the proposed subdivision plan shows a largely unusable Lot 10, most of which is in Kapu'a Gulch. 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 growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County, and ultimately, on the future development of the entire island. The proposed change of zone request would conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The General Plan was developed as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the availability of public infrastructure and services. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map, which establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County, designates the subject property as Low Density Urban which allows for single family residential uses, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. The purpose of the Family Agricultural zoned district according to the Zoning Code is to provide for a blend of small -scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities which may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots in areas where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density residential needs of the community and where a substantial number of surrounding parcels are less than five acres in size, and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be detrimental to existing agricultural uses in the surrounding area. In addition, this zoned district is intended to be primarily comprised of agricultural lands less than five acres in area, which are not classified as A or B lands under the Land