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Maile David, Council Chair and Members of the County Council County of Hawaii September 30, 2022 Page 6 (3) Increase home ownership and rental opportunities and choices in terms of quality, location, cost, densities, style, and size of housing. (4) Promote design and location of housing developments taking into account the physical setting, accessibility to public facilities and services, and other concerns of existing communities and surrounding areas. (5) Foster a variety of lifestyles traditional to Hawaii through the design and maintenance of neighborhoods that reflect the cultures and values of the community. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Rural District complements the State Land Use Regulations and is supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the County of Hawaii General Plan. The accompanying draft bill to amend the State Land Use District Boundary Map is provided for your favorable consideration. Please note the proposed conditions of approval attached to the draft bill. Change of Zone The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to a Residential and Agricultural-2 acre (RA-2a) zoning district to subdivide the property into two lots approximately 2.9 acres in size. The subject property is part of a two-unit condominium property regime (CPR). The dwelling on the first CPR unit was constructed in 1990, and the dwelling on the second CPR unit in 1998. According to the applicant, the primary purpose for the requests is to address estate planning as the subject property currently consists of two (2) condominium property regimes (CPRs) consisting of approximately 2.9 acres each, with each CPR unit accommodating one of the two existing single-family dwellings. No additional improvements are currently proposed by the applicant and the subject property is fully built out with existing dwellings. The applicant is also requesting a concurrent State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to Rural District for the 5.848-acre subject property. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County.