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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page4 reclassification meets the standard which states that the lands included within the urban district, "...shall be those with satisfactory topography and drainage and reasonably free from the danger of floods, tsunami and unstable soil conditions and other adverse environmental effects." While the subject property is located within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural (A-20a) zoned district, it is not currently being used for active agricultural purposes. The State of Hawai`i Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai`i (ALISH)Map classifies the subject property as Unclassified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for the western portion of the property is classified as "D" or"Poor" soils. The eastern half of the property is classified as "C" or "Fair" soils. The U.S.D.A. Soil Survey classifies the soil on the subject property as Ola`a (OID) and Keaukaha(rKFD) Series. Immediate surrounding properties are in the State Land Use Agricultural district and are zoned A-20a, A-5a and FA-2a and are developed with agricultural processing facilities and agricultural-industrial uses. The Hawai`i Right to Farm Act, HRS Chapter 165, was enacted to protect farming operations on land in the State Land Use Agricultural District when adjacent land is reclassified out of the Agricultural District. A condition of approval will require the applicant notify prospective purchasers, tenants or lessees of the Hawai`i Right to Farm Act. Therefore, the reclassification of this 6.505-acre area from the Agricultural to the Urban designation will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawai`i. Furthermore, an Urban classification would complement the existing and future land use pattern of the surrounding area in view of the urban uses already in existence in close proximity to the subject properties. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and County General Plan and is supportive of the Hawai`i State Plan. The accompanying draft bill to amend the State Land Use Boundaries Map is provided for your favorable consideration. Please note the proposed conditions of approval attached to the draft bill.