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The HCDP also identified 13 objectives. The first three (3) relate to Natural Resources and Ag and bear little relationship to the project site's planned development in accordance with the RS-10 zoning. Others have only marginal relationship. The more pertinent ones, however, include: • Objective 5: "Direct future settlement patterns that are sustainable and connected. Honor Hamakua's historic and cultural assets by concentrating new developments in existing' walkable, mixed use town centers while limiting rural sprawl." • Objective 6: "Develop and improve critical community infrastructure, including utilities, healthcare, emergency services, affordable housing, educational opportunities and recreational facilities to keep our'ohana safe, strong, and health." • Objective 8: "Promote, preserve and enhance a diverse, sustainable, local economy." • Objective 9: "Encourage the increase and diversity of employment and living options for residents, including living wage jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities that allow residents to work and shop close to home and that complement Hamakua's ecology, rural character, and cultural heritage." The focus of these objectives is having housing, including affordable ones, proximate to areas of service and employment. The subject site achieves those objectives. In so doing, being located in the core part of Honoka'a town, it would also minimize sprawl and add socio- economic strength to the Honoka'a town. In light the above, the Applicant maintains that the ability to develop the project in accordance with the requested RS-15 zoning and its provision of 50% affordable housing lots are not incongruous and, in fact, wholly consistent with the HCDP. F. County Zoning The County zoning of the subject site is Single Family Residential (RS- 10). If the requested RS-15 were approved, the use of the subject site would still be the same but with less density. All of the required infrastructure, except as may be modified by the PUD, would be constructed prior to the occupancy of any of the proposed 40 lots. (Figure 9) 16