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The soils on the property are classified by the Land Study Bureau's rating system as class "C" or"Fair" soils for agricultural productivity and designated "Unclassified" on the Agricultural Land of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) map. Based on the preceding, the lands are not considered to have high agricultural potential. Furthermore, as the proposed use will be conducted within the existing dwelling on 0.25 acres of a total of 9.75, it will not displace any existing agricultural activity or diminish the agricultural potential of the property. Therefore, the use will not adversely affect the preservation and agricultural use of the County's agricultural lands of high agricultural potential and is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the State Land Use Law and Regulations. (B) The desired use would not adversely affect surrounding properties. Lands surrounding the subject parcel are zoned Agricultural-1 acre (A-la), Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) and Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a), with uses consisting of agriculture and farm dwellings. The subject property is bordered by dwellings toward the north and the west, with the closest dwelling approximately 405 feet from the proposed bed and breakfast structure to the north of the subject property. TMK 7-6-004:029, approximately 713 feet northwest of the subject property, was approved for Special Permit No. 1001,to establish a 4-bedroom bed and breakfast operation. The proposed use will abide by the rules and regulations for bed and breakfast operations as stated in Hawaii County Code Chapter 25. No traffic impacts are anticipated due to the limited number of rooms for rent (4) and the applicant's limit on the number of guests allowed at any one time (8). The applicant has proposed to schedule guest check-in and check-out after the AM/PM peak hours, therefore the proposed development is not anticipated to generate adverse traffic impacts on the local roadway system. As the proposed uses will occur within an existing dwelling and the applicant will be managing the bed and breakfast on site, the proposed use should not generate significant noise and thus not impact surrounding properties. (C) Such use shall not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers,water, drainage, school improvements, and police and fire 3