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18. Special Management Area (SMA): The property is not within the County's Special <br /> Management Area and is located approximately 4 miles west of the nearest shoreline. <br /> 19. Coastal Zone Management: The entire State of Hawaii lies within the Coastal Zone <br /> Management area. <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 20. Subject Property: The subject, 13.618-acre property is improved with a 3,148 square- <br /> foot, 4-bedroom primary farm dwelling, a 1,700 square-foot, 3-bedroom additional farm <br /> dwelling (AFD) and a 442 square-foot, 1-bedroom guest house. Additional existing <br /> structures include a 10,000-gallon catchment tank and 1,500-gallon septic tank serving the <br /> primary farm dwelling and a 10,000-gallon catchment tank and 1,250-gallon septic tank <br /> serving the AFD and guest house. While there are two completed building permits for the <br /> primary farm dwelling (132006-2531H and 941655), there is an open building permit <br /> (PW.B2023-003831) for the guest house, including a catchment tank and septic system. <br /> There are no building permits for the 3-bedroom AFD and County records indicate that the <br /> structure was originally a barn that was converted to an unpermitted dwelling. The <br /> applicants state that agricultural uses on the property consist of a farm that focuses on <br /> forestry, native plan conservation, soil regeneration, Christmas tree propagation, <br /> ornamental conifers, coffee&tea cultivation, carbon farming and timber production. <br /> 21. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Properties surrounding the subject property are zoned <br /> Agricultural-10 acres (A-10a) and Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a), with uses consisting of <br /> agriculture,farm dwellings, and vacant lands. The closest residence to the subject property <br /> is located approximately 140 feet to the west. <br /> 22. U.S.D.A. Soil Type: Soils on the subject property are classified Kaiwiki hydrous silty clay <br /> loam, 10 to 20 percent slopes. <br /> 23. Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System: Soils within the project <br /> site are classified as "D" or"Poor" and"E" or"Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. <br /> 24. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai'i (ALISH): Approximately <br /> 60% of the property is classified as Prime Agricultural Lands and the remaining 40% is <br /> Unclassified. <br /> 25. Flood Insurance Rate Map(FIRM): The property is classified as Flood Zone"X,"(Area <br /> of Minimal Flood Hazard) according to the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Mapping system. <br /> -4- <br />