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Honorable James Y Arakak~, Chattman and Members of the County Council Page 2 The proposed Change of Zone from an Agrrcuitural (A-Sa) to Agncultural (A-2a) zoned district would conform to the following goals, policies and standazds of the Land Use and Agriculture Elements of the General Plan: • Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. • Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. • Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale Waal communities or extensions of existing [oral communities, shall be encouraged in appropriate locations. • The County shall encourage the developtaent and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical a>rd social environment. • Zoning requests shall be revrewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adJacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to garde the coordinated growth a»d development of the County It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationships among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and aon-urban land use paaetn for aeeas within the County The proposed Change of Zone request conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the area for Low Density Urban Development. Such a designation may allow for single family residential in character, ancillary community and public uses and convenience type commercial uses. The requested Agricultural (A-2a) designation would allow the applicant to transfer ownership of each parcel to her five children. The project area may be utilized for resrdential, agricultural and related uses in a mantxr which would not be contrary to the uses permitted within an area designated for Low Density Urban.