PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-032)

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h. Promote effective governance. This principle is not applicable. In discussing the regional land use framework for rural areas, the CDP states that"Outside of Kona Urban Area, the character of the rural areas should prevail..... (L)imited future growth should be directed to the existing rural towns and villages in a way that revitalizes and enhances the existing rural lifestyle and culture of those communities. The subject area is located close to the rural town ofKalaoa, approximately a mile (1)miles to the north. The creation of a three (3) additional S+ acre sized lots would help foster this goal. D. County Zoning The County zoning of the subject property is.Agriculture (A-Sa) and formally Agriculture (A-20a). A number of properties in the general area are also zoned A-Sa or FA-3a. The areas closer to the Mamalahoa Highway for the most part are zoned A-1 a. If approved, the site would be subdivided in a mariner meeting with both the Zoning and Subdivision Codes. Furthermore, all uses and standards of the Zoning Code, consistent with the A-Sa zone, would be adhered to. D. Relationship to SMA Objectives and Policies The site is not located within the County Special Management Area (SMA). As such, no SMA Use Permit would be required. However, as the entire island falls within the State Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Area, some discussion of the request's relationship to the CZM Program follows. The site is not adjacent to the ocean. It is nearly seven (7) miles to the nearest shoreline. As such, the proposed action should not have any adverse impacts on the area's coastal recreational and marine resources nor have any impacts on beach protection. The likelihood of this improvement having any impacts to the area's historic resources is remote. The SHPD had earlier commented and/or opined that the site should not have any significant historic resources. Should there be any inadvertent finds during construction of the subdivision, work will stop until clearances are received from the appropriate County and State agencies. The proposed action will involve the construction of improvements in a rural- agricultural setting. Accordingly, there is a potential visual impact to the area's scenic and open space resources. However, the project would involve the 12