PD Background Report (PL-SPP-2022-000025)

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3D. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses The subject Property is located 3.5 miles to the north of Pahala. The entire surrounding area is zoned Agriculture 20-acres (A-20a) and is used for agricultural purposes. A large area zoned Forest Reserve (FR) is located roughly 2 miles to the west. The nearest neighboring residence to the proposed use is over 1,800 feet to the northwest, on the opposite side of Wood Valley Road. Edmund C. Olson Trust owns several other properties in the area including the adjacent 131.48-acre lot to the west(TMK (3) 9-6-011: 006), two smaller parcels next to Wood Valley Road(TMK (3) 9-6-011: 013 and 014), a 634.66-acre parcel to the south (TMK (3) 9-6-012: 021) and a 1,749.83-acre parcel to the west(TMK (3) 9-6-007: 001). 3E. Flood Insurance Rate Map The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) designates the area of the proposed development to be in Flood Zone X (areas outside of the 500-year flood) (Figure 7). The Pahala/Wood Valley area has several perennial and non-perennial streams associated with the Waloala River system. The Pi`ikea Gulch is located roughly 0.25 miles south of the subject site along the southern border of the adjacent parcel identified as TMK (3) 9- 6-011: 006. This gulch runs south and has a non-perennial stream, meaning there is not a continuous flow of water year-round. In addition, a second non-perennial stream associated with the Waloala River system is shown to begin north of the subject Property and run through the southern end of the parcel. This intermittent stream is in a heavily vegetated area more than 300 feet downslope to the east from the proposed 2-acre site and nearly 20 feet lower in elevation (Figure 8). Neither of these stream systems have the potential to cause significant flooding to the subject site or proposed use. Impacts to these streams is very unlikely given the small area of ground disturbance proposed and distance to the streams. 19