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DESCRIPTION OF STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br /> 9. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. <br /> 10. General Plan LUPAG MAP: Important Agricultural Lands. <br /> 11. County Zoning: Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a). <br /> 12. Special Management Area (SMA): The Special Management Area is a part of the <br /> Coastal Zone Management Program and regulated by the County. A small portion of the <br /> property that is outside the permit area is located within the Special Management Area. <br /> 13. Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP): The subject property is located <br /> within the boundaries of the HCDP, which was adopted by Hawaii County Council <br /> Ordinance 2018-078 in August 2018. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS <br /> 14. Subject Property: The property is the site of the existing Botanical World Adventures <br /> (formerly World Botanical Gardens), which opened in 1995. The 3.53-acre permit area is <br /> located on the southwest side of the larger 26.27-acre property located in the Umauma <br /> area approximately 16 miles from Hilo. Umauma Falls is located near the northern <br /> border of the project site. Current activities on the parcel primarily involve botanical <br /> garden tours, hiking, zipline, Segway tours and related outdoor recreational uses. The <br /> botanical gardens operation consists of a 272-square foot visitors shop (permitted as an <br /> as-built office in 2010; Building Permit No. B2010-1243H), a 200-square foot wood <br /> frame storage shed constructed in 1996 (Building Permit No. 961117), two 20'x 8' metal <br /> storage containers, two 24'x 8' metal storage containers, two "porta-potties" on the site to <br /> accommodate restroom needs for guests, and a small parking area adjacent to the visitors <br /> shop fronting the Old Government Road which runs along the mauka boundary of the <br /> property. Leopolino Road borders the property to its south/southeastern boundary. <br /> 15. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Surrounding properties are zoned A-20a and consist <br /> of farm dwellings, small farms and pasture areas. The closest dwelling is approximately <br /> 100 feet from the subject parcel boundary across Leopolino Road. Botanical World <br /> Adventures operations include a zipline tour, waterfall tours, and rainforest walk on <br /> portions of TMK Nos. (3) 3-1-001:020 (por.), 021 (por.), and 057 (por.)which are <br /> located mauka of the subject property and are permitted within the State Land Use <br /> Agricultural District. <br /> 3 <br />