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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 Surrounding properties are similarly zoned A-20a and consist of lots ranging in size from 2 to 12 acres. Most of these lots are non-conforming in size because they were created prior to the establishment of zoning. These lots contain small farms with farm dwellings. The proposed rezoning is also consistent with the draft Hamakua Community Development Plan (CDP), which indicates the subject property is in an Agricultural area outside of the Urban Growth Boundary and outside designated Rural areas. Development and construction in the Agricultural designation shall be limited to agriculture, related economic infrastructure and cottage industries, renewable energy, open area recreational uses, and community facilities, unless otherwise permitted by law. Should the rezoning and subsequent subdivision be approved, the property will continue to be used for agriculture. As an alternative to applying for a change of zone with the current zoning, the owner could build a second dwelling related to active farming on a commercial scale (called an additional farm dwelling) on the lot. However, the applicant could not further subdivide the subject property to convey that land area. Should this request be approved, the applicant could potentially apply for an additional farm dwelling, allowing for the construction of a second dwelling unit (meeting the criteria for an additional farm dwelling) on each lot. The potential to allow additional dwellings may contribute to the cumulative burden on the existing infrastructure, particularly the substandard Kihalani Homestead Road. As such, a condition is included to prohibit a second dwelling unit (also known as a farm dwelling) and/or a Condominium Property Regime (CPR) on each lot. A condition will require that restrictive covenants be included in the deeds of all the proposed lots for the subdivision prohibiting second dwelling units to preserve the residential/agricultural ambience of the area. All essential utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the subject property is from Kihalani Homestead Road, a County-owned and maintained roadway with a right-of-way width of 40 feet. Near the highway it is a two-lane road that drops down to a one-lane road with grass and dirt shoulders about half way between the highway and subject property. The pavement width varies from 11 to 22 feet, but is about 11 feet wide fronting the subject property. Access to the proposed rear lot from Kihalani Homestead Road will be via a 30-foot wide access pole located along the western property boundary. The Subdivision Code indicates agricultural roads should have a minimum pavement width of 20 feet. It is unreasonable to require the applicant to widen the