PD Background Report (PL-SLU-2021-00002/PL-REZ-2021-000011)

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area consists mainly of residential uses with a water purification and bottling plant operating via special permit on 6.286 acres of agriculturally zoned land directly across Mamalahoa Highway to the west of the subject parcel. 14. ALISH: The subject property is "Unclassified" on the State Agricultural Lands of Importance Map. 15. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: "C". The Land Study Bureau(LSB) designates the subject property as "C" (fair soils). 16. U.S.D.A. Soil Survey: The soils on the subject property are classified as Pu`uika`aka- Lava flows complex with 10 to 20 percent slopes. The soil consists of ash fields on pahoehoe lava flows. The soil is considered well drained with a very high runoff class. 17. FEMA FIRM MAP: The subject parcel is in an area designated as Zone X on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Zone X is an area determined to be outside the 500-year floodplain. 18. Flora/Fauna Resources: There were no professional surveys conducted of the floral or faunal resources of the subject property, however the applicant does not believe that any rare or endangered floral or faunal resources are likely to be found within the subject property due to long developed residential use on the property and the suburban nature of the surrounding area. According to the State Department of Land and Natural Resources —Division of Forestry and Wildlife the Hoary Bat or `Ope`ape`a, the Blackburn's Sphinx Moth, the Hawaiian Goose or Nene, and the Hawaiian Hawk or `Io could potentially occur in the vicinity of the project area. 19. Archaeological/Historic/Cultural Resources: As the subject property has been developed with a residential use since 1961, no professional archaeological and/or cultural study was conducted of the property. According to the applicant, no archeological or historical features are known to exist on the subject property. The applicant is not seeking to further develop the land (besides minor improvements and maintenance of the existing structures and dwellings). The subject site is not adjacent and/or proximate to the shoreline. As such, gathering of marine life and coastal access is not an issue. It is not known whether the subject property or the immediate surrounding area was used in the recent past for the gathering of plants by Native Hawaiians. The -3-