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STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br /> 5. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. <br /> 6. County Zoning: Agricultural-3 acres(A-3a). <br /> 7. GP LUPAG Map: Low Density Urban. <br /> 8. Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP): The Hilo Community Development Plan <br /> adopted by Planning Commission Resolution No. 1 on May 21, 1975 identifies the area <br /> as A-3a and A-la, and as an area for alternate residential expansion. <br /> 9. Special Management Area (SMA): The property is not located within the Special <br /> Management Area(SMA) and is approximately four(4)miles from the coastline. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 10. Subject Property: The subject property is rectangular in shape and is 3.576 acres in <br /> size. Currently, there is one single-family dwelling located on the east side of the <br /> property. The remainder of the property is vacant of structures and used for pasture. <br /> 11. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties to the north, south and west <br /> are similarly zoned A-3a. Two properties directly to the east have been recently rezoned <br /> to FA-la. Surrounding properties to the northeast are zoned A-la. The area consists of <br /> agricultural uses, scattered dwellings and vacant lots. <br /> 12. ALISH: Unclassified. <br /> 13. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C" or"Fair" and"D"or <br /> "Poor". <br /> 14. U.S. Soil Survey: Olaa extremely stony silty clay loam, 0 to 20 percent slopes (OID). <br /> Permeability is rapid, runoff is slow, and the erosion hazard is slight. This soil type was <br /> used for sugarcane. <br /> 15. FIRM: Zone "X", an area determined to be outside the 500-year flood plain. <br /> 16. Flora/Fauna Resources: No professional surveys were conducted of the site. <br /> According to the applicant, the site's vegetation is pretty much dominated by grazing <br /> grass typically called "Wainaku", as well as some invasive trees like African Tulip and <br /> Albizia. According to the applicant, they do not believe that any rare or endangered <br /> floral or faunal resources are likely to be found within the site. Additionally, the site is <br /> not known to be a habitat for any rare or endangered animal life. <br /> -2- <br />