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STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br /> 9. State Land Use (SLU) Designation: Agricultural and Urban. <br /> 10. County Zoning: Agricultural-5 Acres (A-5a). <br /> 11. General Plan LUPAG Map: The subject property is divided in two by its LUPAG <br /> designations with the northern half of the parcel designated as Medium Density Urban <br /> and the southern half designated as Low Density Urban. Medium Density Urban allows <br /> for village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family <br /> residential and related functions. Residential density may be up to 35 units per acre in <br /> multiple family residential developments. Low Density Urban allows for residential uses, <br /> with ancillary community and public uses. It also allows for neighborhood and <br /> convenience-type commercial uses. The overall residential density may be up to 6 units <br /> per acre. <br /> 12. South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP): The SKCDP was adopted by <br /> Ordinance No. 08 159 on December 1, 2008. The northern half of the property is located <br /> in an area designated for urban uses and the southern half of the property is located on the <br /> "Waimea Conceptual Plan" in an area designated for the"Small Farms and Ranches <br /> Preservation Program." The SKCDP envisions the development of an action program to <br /> acquire critical open space areas in east Waimea within this area. According to the <br /> SKCDP, the small farm and ranch lots in East Waimea are visually important to maintain <br /> the rural and paniolo character of Waimea. Strategy 2.1 of the SKCDP states "The <br /> County should carefully evaluate and condition, as appropriate, any rezoning that would <br /> negatively impact important agricultural lands or culturally, visually and <br /> environmentally important open spaces or resources in Waimea. "The SKCDP indicates <br /> that time will be needed to implement a number of important open space preservation <br /> tools and programs, and that while these tools and programs are being put into place, <br /> private lands that are currently zoned A-5a, A-10a, A-20a, or A-40a should retain their <br /> current zoning. Exceptions can be made for affordable housing, agricultural cluster <br /> subdivisions, and small-scale rezonings of 4 lots or less that may assist families in <br /> allowing their children to obtain individual properties. Finally, Strategy 2.4 of the <br /> SKCDP states, "Amend the County ofHawai`i General Plan LUPAG map by reducing <br /> the acreage ofLow-Density Urban land in Waimea Town. " <br /> -4- <br />