PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2021-000004)

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The request is not contrary to the General Plan's Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map that defines the subject property and immediately surrounding area as Important Agricultural Lands. The request is not contrary to the goals,policies and standards of the General Plan and the South Kohala Community Development 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 where the proposed request would be located is designated as Important Agricultural Lands. The Important Agricultural Lands designation includes those with better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. Since the proposed use will incorporate agricultural use of the subject property into the proposed use,the request is consistent with the General Plan designation for this area. The South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP)was adopted by Ordinance No. 08 159 on December 1, 2008. The subject property is located in an area designated for the "Small Farms and Ranches Preservation Program" and Pu`u Maile is identified on the SKCDP Waimea Town Conceptual Plan. According to the SKCDP, "preservation of Waimea's sense of place shall be the principal, overarching land use policy for Waimea. This policy shall be implemented through measures for responsible growth, and through the preservation and protection of important lands and resources, including important cultural and historic sites and structures, important agricultural lands, and visually and environmentally important open space areas in Waimea Town."Per the SKCDP, "preserving Waimea's close relationship with nature is critical to preserving its `sense of place"' and the "small farm lots and ranch lots in East Waimea" are "of great importance to the rural and paniolo character of Waimea." Additionally, the SKCDP identifies the protection of the pu`u as a key strategy to preserve Waimea's sense of place and states that"efforts to protect the pu`u should be centered on keeping the pu`u and surrounding areas in agricultural use (grazing) and conservation use. Many of the pu`u -6-