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, The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 The property has no severe geological or topographical problems which cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. According to the Department of Public Works, Flood Zone "AE" affects the subject parcel in the southeastern corner. Thus, any improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Plain Management. As the project is required to comply with Chapter 27, the reclassification meets the standard which states that the lands included within the urban district "... shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects." While the project site is situated within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A -5a) zoned district it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. The property is unclassified under the State of Hawai `i's Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH) Map and is not in agricultural use. The project site is vacant and heavily vegetated. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the soils in the area is "E" or "Very Poor ". An Inventory Survey for 29.389 Acres in Kahului 2" North Kona District, Island of Hawai `i dated April 2008 was prepared by Escott, Wolforth, and Wilson (Appendix B in application). Ten archaeological sites were discovered on the property. With the exception of a cave and three burials, the sites were evaluated and no further work was recommended. Cave Site #26602 was evaluated as significant and data recovery recommended for a limited portion of the cave. Burial sites 26620, 26621 and 26622 will be preserved as determined in a Burial Treatment Plan to be developed by the applicant. The reclassification of 14.682 acres from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. 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 is supportive of the Hawaii State Plan. Change of Zone The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural (A -5a) to Single - Family Residential (RS -7.5) to develop a 54 -lot single - family residential subdivision on the property. The applicant is also requesting a concurrent processing of a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban. The primary factor for this unfavorable recommendation is based on non- compliance with the requirements of the Kona Community Development Plan for projects located within a transit - oriented development (TOD), which will be explained in greater detail below. If the proposed development complied with the requirements