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STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br /> 7. County Zoning: <br /> 345002080: Agricultural 40-acres (A-40a) <br /> 345002016: Agricultural 40-acres (A-40a) <br /> 8. Hawai`i County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map: <br /> 345002080: Industrial (ind), Important Agricultural Lands (ial), Open (ope) <br /> 345002016: Important Agricultural Lands (ial), Open (ope) <br /> 9. State Land Use Zoning District: The subject parcels are within both the State Land Use <br /> (SLU) Agricultural District and SLU Conservation District. <br /> 10. Hamakua Community Development Plan(HCDP): The Hamakua CDP,was adopted by <br /> Ordinance 2018-078 in August 2018, by the Hawaii County Council. <br /> 11. Special Management Area: As stated previously, the total project area is approximately <br /> 30.1 acres,however, only those lands located within the SMA,which is less than 30-acres <br /> are included in this approval request.Public access exists along the entire shoreline fronting <br /> the project site, currently fisherman use the pali and evidence of this is found via three <br /> clusters of modern features that could be used by local fisherman such as sitting area, fire <br /> pits,and pole holders.The applicants are currently pursuing a certified shoreline to establish <br /> the 40-foot shoreline setback and the location of the makai fence. <br /> 12. HRS Chapter 343:Based on a review of the proj ect components within the SMA area,there <br /> are no triggers that would require an Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental <br /> Impact Statement(EIS). <br /> DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA <br /> 13. Subject Properties and Project Area: The project area consists of rolling slopes perched <br /> above a steep,rocky pali roughly 80 to 165 feet above sea level. After more than a century of <br /> continuous sugar cane cultivation and grazing,the vegetation within and near the shoreline <br /> setback area is almost entirely alien, and the project area consists of wooded pasture with a <br /> variety of alien grasses,ironwood trees(Casuarina equisetifolia), Christmas berry (Schinus <br /> terebinthifolius) and turkeyberry (Solanum torvum) shrubs. <br /> 14. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: The surrounding area is characterized by a mixture <br /> of developed and undeveloped lots of the Haina Pali Kai Estates Subdivision, including <br /> -3- <br />