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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The property is approximately 17.88 acres in size located near the 54 -mile marker on the Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea. The southern portion of the site is fairly flat, with slopes ranging from two to five percent. The northern portion of the property has slopes from two (2) to ten (10) percent. Elevation ranges from 2,900 to 3,000 feet. There is an existing single family dwelling on the property that is located near the highway. Surrounding properties are zoned Agricultural 40-acre (A -40a) to the north, west and southeast across Mamalahoa Highway. The adjacent property to the east and properties to the south across Mamalahoa Highway are zoned Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a). The Hoonani Subdivision, consisting of 10,000 - square foot residential lots, is located approximately 600 feet to the east and zoned Agricultural 1 -acre (A -1 a). 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 be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural 40 -acre (A -40a) to Agricultural 5 -acre (A -5a) conforms to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use Elements. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide ( LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non- urban form for areas within the County. The subject area is designated Extensive Agriculture and Important Agricultural Land. Extensive Agriculture are those lands not classified as Important Agricultural Land, and includes lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture may be included in the Extensive Agricultural category. Important Agricultural Land(s) are those with better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. The proposed Change of Zone will conform to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Economic General Plan Elements: