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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from an Agricultural—20 acres (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural—3 acres (FA-3a)zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The FA zoning district is intended for lands within the State Land Use Agricultural District, where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density residential needs of a rural community and where a substantial number of parcels are less than five acres in size, and where a mix of uses will not conflict with or be detrimental to existing agricultural uses in the surrounding area. 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 proposed request conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property as Extensive Agriculture. Extensive Agriculture, which is identified as lands that are 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 Agriculture category. The Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System identifies soils on the northeast portion of the property as "C"or "Fair", with the remainder of the property classified as"E"or"Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. A small portion of the northern part of the parcel is classified as Prime Agricultural Land and the majority remainder of the parcel is designated as Unclassified by the ALISH System. Finally, the proposed lots will all be over four acres in size and will be in close proximity to smaller, Agricultural— 1 acres (A-1a) zoned lots adjacent to the southeast and southwest of the subject parcel and the Kaumana Estates Subdivision located to south of the subject parcel, which is zoned Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet (RS-15).