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313. Subject Property Description As mentioned earlier, the subject property is located off Hualalai Road, approximately 700-feet east of its intersection with Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway in Kailua-Kona. The subject parcel can be identified by TMK: (3) 7-5-017:044 and consists of 23.738 acres of land zoned Agricultural 1-acre (a-1 a). The vegetation on the parcel is primarily guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus), haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala), opiuma (Piphecellobioum dulce) and kukui (Aleurites moluccanus). Portions of the parcel have been cleared for utility storage (480 sq-ft frame utility shed) and aggregate stockpiling by the property owner. There is a 1,000-foot-long gravel access road that connects from Hualalai Rd to the project site. The road is approximately 12 to 15 feet wide. The applicant and landowner intend to pave the driveway in the future, though the estimated date of completion is not currently known. 3C. Institutional Considerations State Land Use The subject site is designated State Land Use Agriculture. Based on the size of the project area no State Land Use Commission action is required. The County of Hawaii can process the special permit request. Special Management Area The subject property is approximately 1 mile from the coast and outside of the SMA. County Zoning and General Plan The County zoning of the subject site is Agriculture 1-acre (A-1a). The County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the subject parcel as Urban Expansion. In the Hawaii County General Plan, the Urban Expansion designation allows for a mix of high, medium, and low density, industrial, industrial-commercial and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. Relative to this designation, the General Plan allows consideration for a "Special Permit"on agricultural land where the requested use meets certain criteria as 11