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J Yoshimoto, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 outside of the 500-year flood plain. Any improvements to the property must comply with Chapter 27 of the County Code relating to Flood Hazard Control. Thus, 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 "D" or "Poor." An Archaeological Inventory Survey dated August 2005 was prepared by Bulgrin and Rechtman Consulting, LLC and submitted to the DLNR-HPD. The survey was approved by the DLNR-HPD on January 25, 2006. Six archaeological sites were identified, including historic walls, a ranching enclosure, and a terraced outcrop (temporary habitation site). All six sites were assessed as significant, and data recovery was recommended for the temporary habitation site. In addition, an Archaeological Data Recovery of SIHP Sites 24558 and 24563 report of two temporary habitation sites concluded that both sites warranted mitigation in the form of data recovery. On November 30, 2009, the DLNR-HPD approved the report. The reclassification of 14.968 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 Hawai`i. 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 Hawai`i State Plan. Change of Zone The applicant requests a Change of Zone from Agricultural (A-5a) to Single- Family Residential (RS-15) to develop a 43-lot single-family residential subdivision on the property. The applicant intends to submit a Planned Unit Development (PUD) application, which, if approved, will allow for flexibility in lot and roadway design that includes smaller lot sizes of approximately 10,000 square feet to be accessed by non- dedicable roadways. The applicant also requests a concurrent processing of a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban.