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The Low Density Urban designation allows residential use; with ancillary community and public uses, and nei liborhood and cot)Venience-type commercial uses; overall residential density may be ap to six units per acre and the Medium Density Urban designation allows village and netchborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple fancily residential - lip,to 35 units per acre). The Hantakua Community Development (HCDP) was adopted by ordinance in 2018. The subject properties are located within the Honoka a designated urban growth boundary and located in an area desio-nated for Loin and Medium Densityv Urbalt uses by the f-lonoka-&/Haina Land Use Guide Map, which essentially followv-s the land use pattern recommended by the General Plait. In addition, the proposed project conforms to several objectives of the HCDP, including concentrating new developments within existing town centers while limiting rural sprawl and providing affordable housing (lots)- The subject 14.31-22-acre project site consists of two irreLyularly shaped properties, each a little over 7 acres in size, that are separated by Lehua Street. The project site is bordered alone the south by the Hawwai`i Belt Road Mig=hxvayf 19} and to the north by Lehua Street and its future extension. The project site is currently vacant of anv structures or uses with an extensive cover of abandoned sugtar cane and various non-native grasses. The project site is situated aloft the makai side of the Hawaii Belt Road within the Urban core of Honoka`a town. To the east lies Tex's Drive 11111_ situated oft Commercial-zoned lands. In close proximity to the north (makai) lies the Honoka'a Elementary, Intermediate and High School complexes, the Honoka`a Mark complex_ and the Hale Ho'ola Hamakua medical complex. Immediately to the east of the project alone Lehua Street is a recent 8-lot subdivision consisting of lots at least 10,000 square feet in size oft lands zoned RS-10. To the immediate west of the project site are v=acant lands zoned RS-10. The proposed PUD zoning is consistent with the urban, residential nature of the surroundings community and aims to provide similar characteristics to the older residential subdivisions that are common in this area of Honokaa. Furthennore, proposed residential subdivision is conisitent with the LDL and UIDU LUPAG designations of the subject parcels. Additionally. exemptions requested as part of this proposed PUD, will allow the applicant to defray infrastructure costs associated with typical subdivision requirements in order to ensure that 5O9 i') of the proposed lots would be offered at affordable rates to prospective buyers. The preceding will be accomplished throu-lt the development of an affordable ltousing agreement between the applicant and the County Office of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Chapter I I of the Hawaii County Code., that will be executed pricer to receipt of Final Subdivision Approval for any portion of the project. This will be added as a condition of approval. Based oft the preceding, the proposed PUD request conforms to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan and the Hantakua Community Development Plan (CDP). Any residential or agricultural development shall constitute in environment of sustained desirability And stability for the district that is in harmony with the character of the surrounding area, that results in an intensity of land use no higher than that otherwise specified for the district, and that maintains the standards of open space at least as high as that otherwise specified for the district in which the development occurs. According to the applicant, Lehua Villages I and 2 are presented as a manner that is consistent with sincle-family residential subdivisions within this particular part of Honoka`a