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located more than a 1/2 mile from the nearest coastline not situated within the Special Management Area. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES AND SURROUNDING AREA 9. Subject Properties: This request consists of two (2) properties, which total 4.947 acres in size and are located near Honomu Town on Akaka Falls Road. One property is 2.512 acres and the other is 2.435 acres. 10. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties are similarly zoned Single - Family Residential (RS -7.5). The adjacent properties to the northeast (makai) and southwest are developed with single family dwellings and are located within the State Land Use Urban district. The adjacent properties to the southwest, and properties to the southeast across Akaka Falls Road are similarly zoned RS -7.5 but are in the State Land Use Agricultural district, as they were part of the district reclassification mentioned previously under Background Information. 11. ALISH: Existing Urban Development and Prime Agricultural Land. Roughly the southern 1/2 of the property is identified as Prime Agricultural Land. 12. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or "Fair ". 13. U.S. Soil Survey: Hilo silty clay loam -0 to 10 percent slopes. 14. FIRM: Zone "X ", area determined to be outside the 500 -year flood plain. It is also within the Minimal Tsunami Inundation Area. The Federal Government and the County of Hawai`i do not have any regulations for development within areas of minimal tsunami inundation and Zone X. 15. Flora/Fauna Resources: There were no professionals flora/fauna surveys conducted of the site submitted with the application. The area is known to have been extensively used for sugar cane in the past. The applicant is currently farming on the property and has planted fruit trees, including bananas and papayas, as well as diversified vegetables. The property is not known to be a habitat for any rare or endangered animal life. 16. Archaeological Resources: Since the property was used for sugar cane production in the past and currently is used for farming, no commissioned archaeological survey was conducted. It is expected that no archaeological or historic features exist on the property. The applicant has requested a "no effect" letter from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division (DLNR - SHPD). There has been no -2-