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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 consistent with the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to the Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) zoning district will conform to the goals,policies and standards of the General Plan. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The property is designated Extensive Agriculture(EA), which are Lands not classified as Important Agricultural Land. Includes lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope,machine tillability and climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture may be included in the Extensive Agriculture category. Despite the EA LUPAG designation, the subject property is primarily native forest and therefore it is preferable to maintain the forest than to convert the property to agricultural uses. The proposed Change of Zone will conform to, among others, the following goals and policies of the Natural Resources Element of the General Plan: • Protect rare or endangered species and habitats native to Hawai`i. • Within the Kona high rainfall/fog-drip belt, ground disturbing activities such as excessive soil compaction and excessive removal of vegetative cover should be minimized and mitigated consistent with management strategies that encourage the retention of existing forested and pasture areas, reforestation,minimal coverage by impervious surfaces and other strategies that encourage effective infiltration to groundwater. • Implement Council Resolution Nos. 330-96 and 58-97 in land use approvals.