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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 their newly created lots which will range in size from 1.2 to 3.3 acres. The applicant's parents would like to do some measure of farming such as cattle grazing and the applicant's sibling would like to develop a small nursery consisting of edible plants like dry land taro, sweet potatoes, and herbs to supplement his commercial culinary needs. 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 decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The long-term implications of these 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 acre(A-20a) to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) 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. In this case, the subject property is both in the urban and non-urban area because the LUPAG Map designates the makai half of the property as Low Density Urban and the mauka half as Important Agricultural Land. The Low Density Urban designation typically consists of low-density residential uses up to 6 units per acre, community uses, and convenience-type commercial uses like the nearby Matsuyama Food Mart. The requested rezone to the Family Agricultural district is not consistent with the Low Density Urban designation since the density of residential development proposed (one home per 1+ acre lot) is more rural in character. Thus, the request is more consistent with the Important Agricultural Land designation which allows farm dwellings on lands that have a better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. In fact, according to the Archeological Inventory Survey, the property was used historically for growing dryland