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May 28, 2016 [this version of this memo supersedes the draft delivered to Planning on 5-19-16 which is identical to the draft delivered 5-19-16 up to an added appendix about the 5-25-16 land use meeting in Laupahoehoe followed by a "bullet point" list of IAL issues] Aloha: I am Barney Elders residing at";a!!wFer=emyyWwife , Laupahoehoe HI 96764 (TMK3-5-004-055) where my residence is ocate and I pursue small scale commercial agriculture. I am writing to ask that the CDP "County General Plan Proposed Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide for Laupahoehoe/Papaaloa" (map) and related CDP materials be revised to include TMK 3-5-004-055 (hereinafter referred to as parcel 055) in the Low Density Urban (LDU) designation based on, among other things, that: *parcel 055 is currently designated LDU *I submit herein new information and conditions supporting this request *my wife and I purchased parcel 055 relying on the fact that the property was designated LDU I ask that the draft and final Hamakua CDP, and related CDP materials, be submitted to the County with such a LDU designation for parcel 055; and that the CDP, and related CDP materials, be approved by the County with such a LDU designation. I suggest that a Rural designation, or the "homestead" designation explained in the conclusion to this communication, might be an appropriate alternative for parcel 055 (and for the homestead lands). An "Important Agricultural Lands" designation (County or State) is incorrect for parcel 055 (and for the homestead lands) as discussed below. 1. TMK 3-5-004-055 & HISTORY: PARCEL 055 SHOULD BE RETAINED IN A LDU DESIGNATION Parcel 055 is currently designated LDU along with other Laupahoehoe parcels at our apx. elevation. But the proposed LUPAG places parcel 055 in an "Important Agricultural Lands" designation due to an LDU boundary change proposed by the CDP. In addition to the other comments in this communication, please note that the parcel (TMK 3-5-4-86) directly across the road from our parcel is designated LDU. (see the map below showing the parcels proposed to be continued in the LDU by the CDP [outlined in yellow]; and the parcels proposed to have their current and long standing LDU designations revoked by the CDP [shaded in orange including parcel 055 with a turquoise inset]). As a threshold matter, 1) parcel 055 has been characterized LDU by the County traditionally; 2) parcel 055 is at the same apx. elevation as parcel 086 across the street that is remaining LDU; 3) parcel 055 is on the same road as parcel 086 that serves the Laupahoehoe school and the commercial businesses in Laupahoehoe; 4) parcel 055 is not near "large productive agricultural" parcels; 5) parcel 055 supports commercial and small scale crops on less than 2 acres of poor soils and steep slopes; and 6) there is no reason parcel 055 should not be treated the same as our neighbor across the street at parcel 086 by designating and retaining 055 as LDU.