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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 Additionally, the request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located approximately 4.5 miles from the nearest coastline and therefore, will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There are no identified recreational resources, historic resources, public access to the shoreline or mountain areas, scenic and open space preserves, coastal ecosystems, marine resources or other natural and environmental resources in the area. Thus, the proposed request and use of the property will not adversely impact those coastal resources. Because the property is developed, it is not anticipated that endangered or threatened candidate species of flora or fauna are located within the subject property, nor has the area been identified as a significant botanical or biological habitat. Presently, there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced on the site, nor existence of known valued cultural, historical, or native resources in the area. Thus, it is not anticipated that the proposed request will have any adverse impact on cultural or historical resources in the area. The proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards, and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing ordinances, plans, and documents. The proposed request conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the area as Low Density Urban. The LUPAG Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards, and courses of action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationship between the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The area under consideration is consistent with the urban form established for this area. The request conforms to the Land Use goals and policies of the General Plan. The approval of the proposed State Land Use boundary request would result in a 4-lot subdivision that the applicants intend to convey to their children, which would consist of three(3) lots that are at least one-half(1/2) acre each and one lot that would consist of 1+ acre where the applicants currently reside. There are currently has three dwellings constructed on the property. Additionally, according to the Hawaii Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that"In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, lands contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous lands, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on State or County General Plans." The request conforms to this standard as it in an area of existing Urban-designated lands just