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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS <br /> 16. Subject Property: The rectangular-shaped property is 1.046 acres in size. Structures on the <br /> property include a single-family dwelling that was permitted in 1971,and an auto repair shop <br /> that was permitted in 2008. The topography of the entire parcel is fairly level. <br /> 17. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties are zoned Agricultural 1-acre(A- <br /> la), are approximately 1 acre in size, and consist of vacant lands, single-family dwellings, <br /> and agricultural uses. The applicants own the adjacent parcel to the northwest(Kea`au side) <br /> of the subject property. The closest dwelling is located approximately 160 feet away <br /> northwest of the property. <br /> 18. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Keaukaha highly decomposed plant material, 2 to 10 percent slopes. <br /> The pahoehoe lava flow in the area has very little soil covering and is bare of vegetation, <br /> except for mosses, lichens,ferns and small ohia trees. <br /> 19. Land Study Bureau Soil Rating: Soils within the project site are classified as"E" or"Very <br /> Poor" for agricultural productivity. <br /> 20. Agricultural Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH): Unclassified. <br /> 21. Flood Zone: The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map <br /> (FIRM) designates the area of the proposed development to be in Zone X (areas outside of <br /> the 500-year floodplain). <br /> 22. Flora/Faunal Resources: No formal flora/fauna study was submitted with the application. <br /> The subject property has been developed and planted with introduced vegetation, including <br /> various types of palms, oranges, tangerine, and rambutan trees. There are various grasses, <br /> wild orchids, uluhe ferns,ti leaf, and `6hi`a trees. The Hawaiian Hawk and introduced birds <br /> frequent the area. <br /> 23. Archaeological/Cultural/Historical Resources: According to the applicants, there are no <br /> known archaeological sites and no known traditional and customary native Hawaiian rights <br /> that are being exercised on the property. In a letter dated January 31, 2013,the State Historic <br /> Preservation Division (SHPD) determined that there are no previously identified historic <br /> properties in the vicinity of the project and that no historic properties will be affected by <br /> approval of the project. <br /> 24. Public Access: There is no coastal or mountain access through the subject property. <br /> -3- <br />