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effective on November 5, 2008, the plan calls to direct North Kohala's growth to areas <br /> within and near existing town centers in order to preserve the district's open space and <br /> cultural resources, and to promote agriculture. <br /> 8. Special Management Area (SMA): The SMA is a part of the Coastal Zone <br /> Management Program and regulated by the County. The property is located over 1 mile <br /> from the nearest shoreline and is not situated within the Special Management Area. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 9. Subject Property: The property is irregular in shape and is 24.186 acres in size. There <br /> are no building permits issued for the subject property. According to the applicant, the <br /> property was previously used for growing sugar cane. There are several minor, <br /> temporary agricultural structures on the property, which are associated with ranching, <br /> equestrian and bee - keeping activities. <br /> 10. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: The surrounding properties to the east, west and <br /> south are zoned RS -15 and are predominantly in single family residential uses. There are <br /> several larger agricultural lots to the south that are zoned A -20a. There are several <br /> commercial lots zoned CN -10, CN -20 and CV -10 to the south along Akoni Pule <br /> Highway. <br /> 11. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Kohala silty clay (Kha). These soils are used for sugarcane <br /> cultivation; runoff is slow and permeability is moderately rapid. <br /> 12. ALISH: Prime Agricultural Land and Existing Urban Development. <br /> 13. Land Study Bureau's Productivity Rating: `B" or "Good" and Existing Urban <br /> Development. <br /> 14. FIRM: Zone "X ", an area outside of the 500 -year flood plain. <br /> 15. Flora /Fauna: A biological reconnaissance of the subject property was performed in <br /> October of 2009 by Ron Terry and Patrick J. Hart of Geometrician Associates. <br /> According to the report, the results of the reconnaissance identified that the subject <br /> property shows evidence of heavy and recent usage for ranching and pasture. The site is <br /> dominated by guava in the tree layer, with a very diverse assemblage of other weedy <br /> trees. No rare, threatened or endangered native plant species were present or would be <br /> expected in this site. Although no systematic fauna counts were conducted given the <br /> -2- <br />