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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i Page 3 February 10, 2022 The proposed Change of Zone will conform to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Economic General Plan Elements: Land Use • Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community,. region and County. • ■ Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. Economic ■ Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, social and cultural environments of the island of Hawai`i. • Provide and economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environment. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County and reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. In most cases, the LUPAG maps show the general location of a particular designation, and the boundaries are not meant to be precisely scaled (e.g., not intended to be interpreted with along parcel lines or with metes and bounds precision). While the property is designated both Important Agricultural Land (ial) and Low Density Urban (ldu)by the General Plan LUPAG map, the Planning Director has determined that the subject parcel is situated entirely within the Low Density Urban LUPAG designation, given the existing surroundings and the broad-brush nature of the LUPAG map. The ldu designation includes residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. While the proposed FA-2a zoning is an agricultural zoning designation, it is also consistent with the ldu LUPAG designation, as indicated in the definition of FA zoning found in the Zoning Code.