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upper limit for the self-help program. Turnkey homes will be sold at prices affordable to households up to 140% of the area median income. According to the applicant, the purpose for the requested PUD permit is to allow the development of an affordable single-family residential subdivision on a sloping undulating site while seeking to preserving the basic landforms, moderate grading, and minimizing certain development costs where possible. The planned development sites residential uses on gently sloping portions of the larger site and leaving undeveloped the steeper slopes that intervene. A result of this approach is the need for longer and more costly access roads which traverse the steeper portions of the site. These site factors and the desire to fit into the landscape work toward increasing costs. To achieve the desired affordability other design approaches are proposed to reduce costs that do not affect the functionality of the project. The purpose of a PUD is to encourage comprehensive site planning that is compatible with the surrounding community and that adapts the design of development to the land, by allowing diversification in the relationships of various uses, buildings, structures, open spaces, and yards, building heights, and lot sizes in planned building groups, while still ensuring that the intent of the Zoning Code is observed. The criteria for granting a PUD permit are found in Rule 16-9 in the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure and are discussed, as applicable, in further detail below: The construction of the project can begin and be completed within a reasonable period of time from the date of approval. According to the applicant, should the proposed entitlements be approved in 2024, the applicant will promptly file the subdivision application with the Planning Department. Anticipated completion of the subdivision is expected within 5 years from the date of approval of the PUD permit and accompanying change of zone, or by the end of 2029. The Planning Director believes that this timeframe is reasonable and will be added as a condition of approval. According to the Zoning Code, the effective date of any PUD permit approved by the Planning Commission with a concurrent change of zone application shall be the effective only when the change of zone ordinance becomes effective. The preceding shall be added as a condition of approval. The proposed development substantially conforms to the General Plan, any adopted community development plan or adopted master plan and, if applicable, any adopted design guidelines and/ or standards affecting the project area. The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, policies, standards, and courses of action to accommodate gr owth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture, and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to 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 proposed change of zone will be consistent with the following goals, policies, and standard of the Land Use -Single -Family Residential and Housing Elements of the General Plan: me