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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i January 09, 2022 Page 4 resort recreational facilities, resort commercial complexes, and other support services. -- Only major resort areas are identified as Resort Nodes on the LUPAG Map Additionally, the proposed Kumu Hou PD will implement several goals and policies of the Land Use(Resort) and Economic elements of the.General Plan and will be developed to comply with pertinent standards therein. These include: Land Use Element (Resort) ■ Maintain an orderly development of the visitor industry. ■ A major resort area is a self-contained resort destination area that provides basic -----and support facilities for the needs of the entire development. Such facilities shall include sewer, water, roads, employee housing and recreational facilities, etc. A major resort area is designated as a Resort node or part of a Resort node on the LUPAG Map. • Promote and encourage the rehabilitation and the optimum utilization of resort areas that are presently serviced by basic facilities and utilities. • Lands currently designated Resort should be utilized before new resorts are allowed in undeveloped coastal areas. ■ Zoning of resort areas shall be granted when the proposed development is consistent with and incorporates the stated goals,policies, and standards of the General Plan. • Coastal resort developments shall provide public access to and parking for beach and shoreline areas. ■ Require developers to provide the basic infrastructure necessary for development. The Kumu Hou PD is located in the mauka area of the Waikoloa Beach Resort (WBR), designated as a major resort area by the General Plan. The PD will be developed as part of the adaptive re-use of the existing resort area that will repurpose nine (9)holes -- of the existing King's Golf Course (King's Course) to accommodate the proposed timeshare development, community and commercial uses, golf course support facilities, park and recreational facilities, and related improvements. As part of the development, the applicant is proposing to provide a minimum of 20.8 acres of land for operrspace(17.8 acres of natural and renaturalized lava) and recreational uses, including three (3) acres for active recreational uses via two (2)public "gateway"parks located at the intersection of Ala Ihi Way/and the southern end of Waikoloa Beach Road, and other pedestrian pathways, sidewalk, and public access facilities. In order to facilitate the timely development of recreational facilities, the applicant proposes to complete construction of the proposed parks prior to occupancy of the first multiple-family residential structure. Additionally, the Director recommends that