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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The Change of Zone Application from Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to Agricultural-10 acres (A-l0a) zoned district will conform to the following goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Land Use and Agricultural Elements: o Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. o Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zone uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. o The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. o Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. o Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important agricultural lands. o The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of i[s residents in balance with the physical and social environment. o Agricultural land shall be used as one form of open space or green belt. While the potential for intensive and/or extensive agricultural uses may exist, the project site is comprised of soils identified as Kiloa Extremely Stony Muck (rKXD) and Kona Extremely Rocky Muck(rKYD). This soil consist of well drained, thin, extremely stony organic soils over fragmental A'a lava and is used primarily for woodland and pasture. Soils within the subject property have been classified as "E" (Very Poor) for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System. The requested A-l0a zoning will continue to encourage agricultural activities or the presentation of the lands within the proposed subdivision in a manner consistent with the "Orchard" designation by the General Plan LUPAG Map. The proposed development would also implement the goals, policies and courses of action of the General Plan for North Kona including: Economy, Physical