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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 14. Subject Property: The 3.16-acre parcel is rectangular in shape and is located along the <br /> northwest side of Makalika Street, approximately 540 feet southwest (mauka) of its <br /> intersection with Railroad Avenue. The property is improved with 2 permitted single- <br /> family dwellings built in 1987 and several related accessory structures. It has extensive <br /> landscaping that includes an expansive lawn at the rear of the property. The topography is <br /> fairly level with no constraints for the proposed 2 lot subdivision. <br /> 15. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: The subject property and its immediate surrounding <br /> properties consists of single-family dwellings, vacant lands, and agricultural uses. The <br /> parcels immediately to the southeast, northeast, and north are zoned Agricultural-3 acres. <br /> The parcels immediately to the southwest is zoned Family-Agricultural-1 acre and to the <br /> west are zoned Agricultural-I acre. <br /> 16. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH): The subject <br /> property is classified as "Other Important Agricultural Land." <br /> 17. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: The soil condition within <br /> the subject property is classified as Class E soil. Class E soil is considered very poor for <br /> agricultural productivity. <br /> 18. U.S.D.A. Soil Survey: Papai, extremely cobbly that consists of highly decomposed plant <br /> material, with 2 to 10 percent slopes (PVD). <br /> 19. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): The property is classified as Flood Zone "X," <br /> (Area of Minimal Flood Hazard) according to the Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency FIRM system. Zone "X" is an area determined to be outside the 500-year <br /> floodplain. <br /> 20. Flora/Fauna Resources: No professional flora or faunal surveys were conducted of the <br /> site due to the extensively improved nature of the subject property as a home site with <br /> related accessory structures, extensive landscaping, and an expansive lawn at the rear <br /> (north) of the property. <br /> 21. Archaeological/Historic/Cultural Resources: No archaeological features are known to <br /> exist on the subject property due to the previously impacted ground-disturbing activities <br /> associated with the residential development, extensive landscaping, and an expansive <br /> lawn. According to the applicant, while not anticipated as part of this change of zone <br /> -3- <br />