HAR §4-153-8. Planning

(a) The division from time to time shall: (1) Reassess the agricultural park program and define new directions and priorities for the program; (2) Identify and analyze potential agricultural parks required to support the development of agricultural industries in the State; and (3) Select and recommend suitable sites for future agricultural park projects to meet the needs of agricultural commodity industries. (b) Prior to the development of an agricultural park project, and subject to section 166-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the division shall prepare or cause to be prepared plans and specifications as a package for board action, including but not limited to: §4-153-8 153-10 (1) Site selection analysis, including preliminary site inspection and boundary mapping, sufficient to establish the suitability of the land for its intended uses; (2) Development plan and preliminary engineering report, including alternative land use plans and infrastructure requirements, configurations, and costs required to service the project area, and schedule of governmental permits and approvals required to implement the project; (3) Agricultural feasibility analysis, including agronomic suitability and production capability of the project area, identification of potential markets, costs and economic returns to farm production at the site, and recommended lot sizes; (4) Environmental impact statement prepared in accordance with chapter 11-200, Hawaii Administrative Rules (Department of Health); (5) Land use district boundary amendment and county plan and zoning amendments as required for the project; (6) Survey and cadastral work, including topographic and feature map, profile and cross section survey, preliminary and final subdivision map, parcel descriptions, and installation of property pins for individual lots; (7) Design of project improvements (such as roads and irrigation facilities), including construction drawings and specifications, cost estimates, soils and drainage reports, quantity takeoffs, approval signatures from permitting agencies, and arrangements for utilities installations; and (8) Consultation and advice during construction phase, including resolution of problems due to unforeseen conditions, approval of substitutions by the contractor, and as-built drawings. (c) If the agricultural park improvements are to be developed exempt from county zoning and subdivision requirements pursuant to section 166-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the project plans and specifications shall include detailed information on the method and costs §4-153-11 153-11 of maintaining the exempt improvements. [Eff 3/6/92; am and comp ] (Auth: HRS §166-9) (Imp: HRS §§166-3, 166-4, 166-9)