FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, DECISION AND ORDER (SPP-2021-000005)

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Allowable uses within these areas,with appropriate zoning,may include commercial facilities that serve the residential and agricultural uses in the area, and community and public facilities. 4. Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP): The subject property is located between the Orchidland and `Ainaloa neighborhood village centers. The Orchidland neighborhood village center was identitified by the community association in the "Orchidland Estate Design Plan 2007" and is located along Orchidland Drive from Highway 130 to halfway between 34th and 35th Avenues. The `Ainaloa neighborhood village center is located about halfway between `Ainaloa Boulevard and `Ainaloa Drive, between Tree Fern Drive and Rainbow Drive. Thus the subject property is not situated within any designated village center locations suggested by the PCDP. 5. Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is located approximately five and a half(5.5)miles from the nearest coastline and is not within the Special Management Area. 6. Subject Property: The subject property is approximately 1.64 acres in size and is rectangular in shape and relatively level. The property is currently vacant of uses and has previously been graded. It is landscaped with grass and surrounded on the north,west and south side by a rock wall and fencing. 7. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: The properties immediately surrounding the subject property are zoned Agricultural 1-acre (A-la) and are in agricultural and residential use. The `Ainaloa Longhouse which serves as the community center for the `Ainaloa Subdivision, is located across `Ainaloa Boulevard on property zoned Open (ope). A volunteer fire station,post office boxes and a community park are also located on the Longhouse property. The closest dwelling is located about 35 feet away on the adjacent lot to the north. There are also dwellings located to the east, across 37th Avenue and on the adjacent lot to the west. The landowner of the subject property also currently owns the three vacant adjacent properties directly to the east. 8. U.S.D.A. Soil Type:Pahoehoe Lava Flows (rLW). Pahoehoe lava has no soil covering and is typically bare of vegetation except for mosses and lichens. 9. Land Study Bureau Soil Rating: The overall crop productivity rating for soils on the subject property is "E" or"Very Poor". 10. ALISH. Unclassified. 5