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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br />8. Project Site: The property is rectangular in shape, landscaped and developed with a 49 - <br />year old approximately 1,416 -square foot single-family residence. Portions of the <br />property are landscaped. <br />9. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: The property is bordered by residential and vacant <br />lots, Government Road and Homestead Road. Surrounding properties are zoned A -la to <br />the north and east, and CV -10 to the south and east across Mamalahoa Highway. The <br />Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Holualoa Library and Holualoa Post Office are located <br />immediately south of the parcel, on TMK Nos. 7-6-4: 5, 7 and 9, respectively. <br />10. ALISH: Unclassified. <br />11. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or "Fair". <br />12. U.S. Soil Survey: HRD, or Honaunau Series extremely rocky silty clay loam. This soil <br />is typically used for pasture and wildlife habitat. The subclass rating indicates severe <br />limitations of this type of soil for agricultural activities. <br />13. FEMA: The property was part of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) 07-09-05338P and <br />is located in Zone "X", an area determined to be outside of the 500 -year flood plain. <br />14. Flora/Fauna: As the project site is improved with a single-family dwelling since 1962, <br />no professional flora or fauna study was conducted of the site. Due to the developed state <br />of the project site, the applicant believes that there are no known rare or endangered flora <br />or fauna on the site. <br />15. Archaeological/Cultural Resources: By letter dated September 14, 2011, the applicant <br />requested a letter of no effect from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources <br />Historic Preservation Division (DLNR HPD). In letters dated October 28, 2011 and <br />December 22, 2011, the DLNR-HPD has indicated that the project will have no adverse <br />effect on historic properties. <br />16. Air Quality: The proposed project is not expected to impact air quality in the area. <br />17. Scenic/Visual Resources: The property is not listed as a scenic site in the Natural <br />Beauty element of the General Plan. <br />18. Public Access: None that traverses the property. <br />19. Traffic: The proposed action will not create a significant increase in traffic. <br />-2- <br />