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Important Agricultural Land: Important agricultural lands are those with better potential for sustained high <br />agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. Important agricultural lands <br />were determined by including the following lands: <br />Lands identified as "Intensive Agriculture" on the 1989 General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide maps. <br />Lands identified in the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawai'i (ALISH) classification system as <br />"Prime" or "Unique". <br />Lands classified by the Land Study Bureau's Soil Survey Report as Class B "Good" soils. (There are no Class A <br />lands on the island of Hawai'i) <br />In North and South Kona, the "coffee belt", a continuous band defined by elevation, according to input from <br />area farmers. <br />State agricultural parks. <br />Because of the scale of the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide maps used to designate important Agricultural <br />Land, the location of these lands should be verified by more detailed mapping when considering specific land <br />use decisions. <br />Extensive Agriculture: Lands not classified as Important Agricultural Land. Includes lands that are not capable <br />of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods <br />and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and <br />climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture may be included in the Extensive <br />Agriculture category. <br />Some areas that meet the criteria for important agricultural lands on an irrigated basis only were included in <br />the "Extensive Agriculture" category due to their remoteness from potential sources of irrigation. <br />Rural: This category includes existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural districts that <br />have a significant residential component. Typical lot sizes vary from 9,000 -square feet to two acres. These <br />subdivisions may contain small farms, wooded areas, and open fields as well as residences. Allowable uses <br />within these areas, with appropriate zoning, may include commercial facilities that serve the residential and <br />agricultural uses in the area, and community and public facilities. The Rural designation does not necessarily <br />mean that these areas should be further subdivided to smaller lots. Most lack the infrastructure necessary to <br />allow further subdivision. <br />Low Density Urban: Residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and <br />convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. <br />Medium Density Urban: Village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family <br />residential and related functions (multiple family residential — up to 35 units per acre). <br />Industrial Area: These areas include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage <br />and transportation facilities, light industrial and industrial -commercial uses. <br />Resort Area: These areas include a mix of uses such as hotels, condominium hotels (condominiums developed <br />and/or operated as hotels), and support services. Intermediate Resort, Minor Resort, and Retreat Resort Areas <br />are identified as Resort Areas on the LUPAG Map. <br />Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide <br />