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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 few crops can be intensively cultivated on very small acreage, usually these crops have a very limited market. Reducing the size of the lots can reduce the range of potential agricultural uses and the range of market opportunities for those crops. In this particular situation, the applicants are requesting the change in zoning in order to subdivide the property into two lots with the intention of constructing a new dwelling on the larger lot, which contains the best soils for agricultural productivity, so that they can actively farm the property. Both of the newly created lots will still have the potential to be used for farming or agricultural purposes. All essential utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is from Akala Road, which is a County owned and maintained roadway that has approximately 18 feet of pavement within a 30 -foot right -of -way. The City of Hilo Zone Map identifies Akala Road as a proposed 60 -foot right -of -way, with a future 15 -foot road widening setback on both sides of Akala Road. A condition of approval will be added requiring the applicants to set aside a 15 -foot future road widening setback along the properties frontage along Akala Road. County water can be made available for the request. According to the Department of Water Supply, the area mauka of Akala Road, including the subject property, is serviced from a high pressure system that is inadequate to provide additional service for the proposed subdivision. However, county water can be made available for the proposed subdivision from an existing 6 -inch waterline within Akala Road fronting the subject property. A condition of approval will require that the applicants install a service lateral to accommodate a 5/8 -inch meter for the additional lot, install fire hydrants within 300 feet of each lot, and execute an Elevation Agreement with the Department of Water Supply since the subject property sits at a higher elevation that the existing waterline within Akala Road. Wastewater will be disposed of by individual wastewater systems meeting the requirements of the Department of Health. All other essential utilities or services are available to the property. There is no severe geological or topographical problem for the property that cannot be properly rectified or which would render the land unusable. The majority of the property is located in Zone "X ", an area determined by FEMA to be located outside of the 500 -year floodplain. However, an unnamed tributary of the Alenaio Stream runs through the middle of the property from west to east. This tributary is designated as Zone "AE" by FEMA, which is a Special Flood Hazard Area subject to inundation by the 100 - year flood with base flood elevations ranging between 890 feet to 930 feet. The applicants will be required to comply with Chapter 27, Floodplain Management, of the Hawai`i County Code for any construction within the floodway or floodway fringe.