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<br /> Honorable James Y Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of [he County Council <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan Section 205-3 1 states that <br /> distnct boundary amendments involving lands of fifteen acres or less, shall be determined <br /> by the appropnate county land use decision making authonty and shall not require <br /> consideration by the land use commission pursuant to Section 205-4 The standard of <br /> review for a boundary amendment consideratwn shall be given to the following (a) The <br /> extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, <br /> standards, and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing, ordinances, plans <br /> and documents No amendment shall be approved unless it conforms to the General Plan <br /> (b) The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable distnct <br /> standards According to the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standazds for <br /> considenng an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for <br /> the Wert ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban <br /> areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when <br /> indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans " The protect site <br /> conforms to this standazd as rt is situated adjacent to existing urban designated lands <br /> These urban lands include the existing residential neighborhood (RS-15) bordenng the <br /> protect site to the east as well as to the north and further to the east of the protect area <br /> along both sides of Kynnersley Road Commercial uses are also established across the <br /> street from the site including K Takata Store, and to the east of the protect area along and <br /> near the intersection of Akom Pule Highway and Kynnersley Road From a land use <br /> perspective, rt is feasible to expand urban development within this particular azea which <br /> is located m the vicinity of existing residential and commercial neighborhoods The <br /> lands in this area can be charactenzed by "city-like" concentrations of people, structures, <br /> streets, urban level of services and other related land uses Furthermore, an Urban <br /> reclassification would complement the existing and future land activities of the <br /> surrounding properties Therefore, urbanization of the sublet[ protect area is contiguous <br /> to existing urban development and will not contribute toward scattered spot urban <br /> development <br /> The Urban classification would be consistent with the Housing, Land Use and <br /> Single Family Residential goals and policies of the Hawaii County General Plan by <br /> creating housing opportunities Land use is one of the pnncipal focal points of public <br /> concern and policy The Land Use Element provides the pnmary basis for direct control <br /> and guidance of publicly and pnvately owned resources It is also intended to be used as <br /> a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County <br /> It sets forth goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth <br /> without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, <br /> commercial and visitor sen•ices, industry, agnculture and open space, and to coordinate <br /> these uses with the County's service and circulation systems The overall Land Use <br /> goals, policies and standazds are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the <br /> <br />