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• ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. 10. North Kohala Community Development Plan: Adopted on November 5, 2008 by Ordinance No. 08 151, Section 3.2 of the North Kohala Community Development Plan states that "self -help homes and other affordable housing projects should be located on lands that are within the Low Density Urban areas on the LUPAG map. In North Kohala, the Village Centers of Hawi, Kapaau, Halawa and Niulii are designated Low Density Urban. 11. Special Management Area: The property is located approximately one mile from the shoreline and is not situated within the Special Management Area (SMA). DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING AREA 12. Subject Property: The project site consists of two parcels, Parcel 25 and 27. The project site currently under consideration (Phase III) is located at the northern portion of the project site. 13. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Lands to the north and south are larger agricultural lands zoned A -20a and A -5a and consists mainly of agricultural uses with scattered dwellings. To the west is a property zoned A -20a, and further west are properties zoned RS -15 and CV -10 in Hawi. To the east are properties zoned A -20a and RS -15. The Kohala Elementary and High Schools are located 600 feet to the east on lands zoned RS- 15. 14. ALISH System: The majority of the project site is designated Prime Agricultural Land. Portions of the eastern section of the project site are designated Other Important Agricultural Land and Unclassified. 15. USDA Soil Survey Report: Kohala silty clay, 3 to 12 percent slopes (KhC). Runoff is slow to medium, and the erosion hazard is slight to moderate. 16. Land Study Bureau Rating: `B" or "Very Good ". 17. Flora/Fauna Resources: According to the applicant, the entire parcel has been previously utilized for sugar cane cultivation between 1862 and 1973 and has been cleared and graded. Since the closure of the Kohala Sugar Company in 1973, the property has been utilized for cattle grazing. The predominant vegetation type on the -3-