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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 pavement of the entire length of the roadway and it is unlikely the County will ever widen the roadway. Although Kihalani Homestead Road is substandard and narrow, it is typical in character to other agricultural homestead roads along the Hamakua coast. The large grass shoulders provide ample space for vehicles to pull over in order to allow other vehicles to pass by and the addition of one new lot should not adversely affect traffic on the roadway. The minimum lot size for Agricultural zoning is 5 acres. The Planning Department would not encourage rezoning of nearby properties to a density below 5 acres because it would not establish a beneficial land use pattern due to the impact additional traffic from these new lots would have on the substandard roadway. However, in this case the surrounding properties are zoned A-20a and consist of non-conforming lots that were created prior to the zoning code, which range in size from 2 to 12 acres. County water is available to the property for the rezoning and subsequent subdivision. An individual wastewater system approved by the Department of Health will be installed to handle wastewater generated by any future residence. Solid waste will be disposed of at the nearby transfer station or Hilo landfill and agricultural waste will be utilized onsite. There are no significant topographical constraints and the property is not located in a flood zone. All development generated runoff will be disposed of onsite. All other essential utilities and services are available to the site. The request is not contrary to Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to Coastal Zone Management Area. The entire State of Hawai`i lies within the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) area. The intent of the Coastal Zone Management Program is to guide and regulate public and private uses in the CZM area with respect to coastal recreational resources, historic resources, public access to shoreline, scenic and open space resources, coastal ecosystems, marine resources, economic uses, coastal hazards, managing development, public participation and beach protection. The property is not located within the Special Management Area and is located about one mile from the nearest shoreline. There is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas traversing the property. Due to the property's distance from the shoreline, the property will not impact any recreational resources, scenic and open space or visual resources, coastal ecosystems and marine coastal resources. The property has been previously cleared and cultivated in sugarcane, therefore the likelihood of any rare or endangered species, habitat or flora, or archaeological sites on the property is remote. The