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• Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. • Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Be District, compatibility with adjacent Zoned uses, availability ofpublic services and utilities, access, and public need. • Designate and allocate single.. family residential zoned lands at varying densities for fililre, use in accordance with the needs of the communities and he stated goals, policies, and standards. • Seek sufficient production of new affordable rental and fee -simple housing in the County in a variety ofsizes to satisfactorily accommodate the needs and desires of families and individuals. • Encourage corporations and nonprofit organizations to participate in Federal, Stale and private programs to provide new and rehabilitated housingfi)r low and moderate income families. • Encourage more innovative types of housing developments, such as cluster and planned unit developments. 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. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. The LUPAG map designates the subject property and project area as Rural (rur). The Rural designation includes existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural districts that have a significant residential component. Typical lot sizes vary from 9,000-square feet to two acres. These subdivisions may contain small farms, wooded areas, and open fields as well as residences. Allowable uses within these areas, with appropriate zoning, may include commercial facilities that serve the residential and agricultural uses in the area, and community and public facilities. The Rural designation does not necessarily mean that these areas should be further subdivided to smaller lots. Most lack the infrastructure necessary to allow further subdivision. While the proposed reclassification to State Land Use Urban does not strictly align with this LUPAG Rural designation, it will facilitate the development of an affordable housing development that meets and extreme need and supports goals and policies of the GP and SKCDP related to increasing affordable housing. The South Kobala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) was adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance in 2008. The subject property is not situated within any town or community plan area and has no special designations in the SKCDP. That said, the proposed development complies with several SKCDP goals, policies, and actions related to the provision of affordable housing, including: • Provide affordable and workforce housing resources for low -and -moderate income individuals, families, and those residents of South Kohald with special needs. • 1`he South Kohala Community shall organize one or more community -based, non profit entities that can partner with the County Qffjce ofHousing and Community Development and with other non-profit organizations and for profit contractors and developers to provide affordable housing units. • The County shall provide more opportunifies.for low-income housing and transitional N