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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from A-3a to FA-la will conform to, among others, the General Plan's Land Use element and Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. The Land Use- Agriculture element of the plan seeks to protect and maintain important agricultural lands from urban encroachment. The subject property is not classified as important agricultural land. The property currently has one single-family dwelling and the remainder of the property is used for pasture but is located in an area for residential urban growth. The LUPAG Map, which establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County designates the subject property as Low Density Urban, which allows for residential uses with an overall density of up to six units per acre, ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience- type commercial uses. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the Family Agricultural zoning district is to provide for a blend of small-scale agricultural operations associated with residential activities that may be characterized by farm estates, small acreage farms, or subsistence lots in areas where public services and infrastructure are appropriate to support the very low density residential needs of the community and where a substantial number of surrounding parcels are less than five acres in size. Surrounding properties to the north, south and west are similarly zoned A-3a. Two properties directly to the east have been recently rezoned to FA-la. Surrounding properties to the northeast are zoned A-la. The area consists of agricultural uses, scattered dwellings and vacant lots. A substantial number of surrounding parcels are less than five acres in size, especially properties to the north of the subject property. A change of zone to the FA zoning district classification would be appropriate in this area and the request is consistent with the General Plan as it will not diminish the potential for future agricultural uses on the property and will remain consistent with the LUPAG designation for this area. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the property is from an existing 20-foot easement with a paved road that connects to Ho`ohoaloha Street, which is a County owned and maintained street that has a 20-foot wide pavement road with paved shoulders and swales within a 50-foot right-of-way and