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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawai`i August 9, 2022 Page 2 State Land Use Boundary Amendment The applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban district for approximately 6.875 acres of land. The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a Change of Zone from Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) to Single-Family Residential— 10,000 square feet (RS-10) for approximately 6.875 acres of land. If the requested land use entitlement changes are approved, the applicant proposes to subdivide the property into a total of 15 lots, with a minimum lot size of 14,000 square feet each, consisting of one (1) existing single-family dwelling and supporting infrastructure on each lot. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for 6.875 acres of land will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan, and the Hawaii State Plan. Under the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that, "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The subject proposed boundary amendment conforms to this standard as lands directly contiguous to the east, partially to the north and within close proximity to the east are designated Urban and consist of single-family residential subdivisions and urban densities (lot sizes between 10,000 to 15,000 square feet) and various commercial uses. The proposed reclassification action conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. The subject property holds a Medium Density Urban (MDU) designation and Low Density Urban (LDU) designation. According to the General Plan, the MDU designation allows for village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions. The overall residential density may be up to 35 units per acres for multiple family residential use. The LUPAG LDU designation allows for residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type comemrcial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. Thus, the proposed SLU Boundary Amendment is consistent with the LUPAG MDU and LDU designations.