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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council October 13, 2023 Page 3 physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. Land Use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. The request conforms to the following goals, policies, and standards of the General Plan Land Use Element: • Designate and allocate (and uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the .social, cultural, and physical environments ofthe ( ountr. • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region, and Cormh. • Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation. district goads, regional plans. State Land Use Dislrhl, compaiibili-I with adjacent zoned a.se.s, at ailabilih� of public services and initiates. access, and public need • Designate and allocate single-fonill residential zoned lands at ratitng densities for fiaure use in accordance with the needs of the communities and the stated goals, policies, and.slandards. 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. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. I he LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. fhe proposed RS-20 zoning conforms to the LUPAG Map that designates the subject property as Low Density Urban (Ida). Ldu designated properties are 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. The Subject property is located within the Hilo Community Development Plan (IICDP) area. The HCDP was adopted by resolution No. I by the Hawaii County Planning Commission on May 21. 1975, and identifies the property as situated within the South Hilo Agriculture Area. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the subject properly is off Kawailani Street. which is a County-otvned and maintained paved roadway within a 40-foot-wide right-of-way fronting the property. Access to the proposed larger lot of the 2-lot subdivision will be provided by an existing reciprocal casement (casement A and f3) off K:mailani Street along the property's eastern boundary. The easement may require improvements upon subdivision approval to comply with