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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 applicant is also requesting a concurrent Change of Zone from Agricultural 5-acre(A-5a) to Residential and Agricultural-2 acre(RA-2a) for the 5.497 acre subject property. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Rural District will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes,nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, Rule 13 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedures,the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. According to the Hawai`i Land Use Commission Rules, the following three standards shall apply when determining an area for the Rural district boundaries: (1) Areas consisting of small farms; provided that the areas need not be included in this district if their inclusion will alter the general characteristics of the area; (2) Activities or uses as characterized by low-density residential lots of not less than one-half acre and a density of not more than one single-family dwelling, per one- half acre in areas where "city-like" concentration of people, structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with the low-density residential lots; and (3) Generally, parcels of land not more than five acres; provided it may include other parcels of land which are surrounded by, or contiguous to this district, and are not suited to low-density residential uses for small farm or agricultural uses. The property was created on April 29, 1985 as one of 27 lots in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision. Surrounding lands are located within the State's Agricultural and Rural Districts and the County's A-5a and RA-2a zoned districts. The Anekona Estates Subdivision is located immediately to the west(makai) of the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision. The Kamuela Plantations Subdivision is located to the east. These subdivisions include mixed residential and small farm uses as well as vacant lands. Finally, there is a vacant 1,962-acre parcel to the north across Kawaihae Road which is zoned A-40a. These subdivisions include primarily residential uses with some agricultural uses and vacant lands. From 1998 to 2006, the County Council approved 32 similar requests for State Land Use Boundary Amendments from the Agricultural to the Rural districts, and Change of Zones from A-5a to RA-2a in the Kanehoa Estates Subdivision and adjacent Anekona Estates Subdivision.