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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 3 <br /> Resort -Policies <br /> • Zonmg of resort areas shall be granted when the proposed development is <br /> consistent with and incorporates Ute stated goals, policies and standards of the <br /> General Plan. <br /> • The County shall designate and allocate future resort areas in appropriate <br /> proportions and in keeping with the social, economic, and physical <br /> environments of the County. <br /> • The County shall evaluate resort azeas and the azeas surrounding existing <br /> resorts to insure that viable quality resorts are developed and that the <br /> surrounding area contributes to the quality, ambience and character of the <br /> existing resorts <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General <br /> Plan rs a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action <br /> It rs also a graphic depiction of the physrcal relationships among the vanous Iand uses. <br /> Although the LUPAG Map establishes the area as Low Density Urban, the subject <br /> properties were determined by the Planning Director in 1994 to be an azea for Retreat <br /> Resort. The sublect parcels fall wrtlun the Hamakua-Kohala Mountain Forest Reserve <br /> azea, which m the General Plan document rs rdentrfied as an azea for "Retreat Resort " <br /> The General Plan document allows for a floating zone concept for retreat resort azeas, m <br /> order to take advantage of new concepts, trends, economic influences, umque resources <br /> and other situations which may occur that would make a retreat resort a viable option for <br /> an area. A Retreat Resort Area rs identified m the General Plan as "an area whch <br /> provrdes the user wrth rest, gwet, and rsolatron for an envunnmental experience." The <br /> maximum hotel amts allowable aze up to 100 rooms, as determined by the zomng <br /> The requested zone change is consistent with the Hamakua Regronal Plan which <br /> recommends the Kukurhaele-Waipio azea for retreat resort (up to 100 amts) and that the <br /> Waal character be preserved as well as the cultural and scenic integrity of the rim to <br /> Waipio Valley. The Northwest Hawarr Commumty Development Plan did not mclude <br /> Zone Gwde maps for the Kukuihaele azea. <br /> The applrcant's overall objective rs to develop a retreat resort with 40 detached <br /> amts or hales over the 32-acre srte. In addrtion, also constructed will be support facrlrtres <br /> and amemties, such as a restaurant, office bwlding, swrmming pool, teems courts, <br /> pazking, landscaping and related improvements. Each of the hales would have 2 <br /> <br />