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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 7 <br />The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General <br />Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated <br />growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical <br />relationship among the various land uses. The requested zone change from Agricultural <br />(A -5a) to Single Family Residential (RS -15) zoned district conforms to the LUPAG Map, <br />which designates the property as an Urban Expansion Area Urban Expansion Areas <br />allow for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial and/or open <br />designations in areas where new settlements may be desirable, but where the specific <br />settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. Within areas <br />designated for development as resorts, portions of the resort area may be included in the <br />Urban Expansion Area. Therefore, this proposed single-family residential development <br />will provide the framework of a concentration of urban activities occurring in an orderly <br />manner commensurate with the provision of necessary infrastructure. Therefore, it is <br />determined that the request is consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG <br />Map for this area of North Kona. In addition, the Kona Regional Plan Land Use Concept <br />Map designates this area for residential expansion, with a density of four units per acre <br />The applicant intends to develop a 2 -lot single-family residential subdivision, <br />which will be incorporated into the proposed Bayview Estates at Keauhou Phase II <br />subdivision. Access to the property will be provided through Bayview Estates, via <br />Kaluna Street, which connects with Ah'i Drive and Keah'i Street Kaluna Street has a <br />60 -foot right of way and 40 -foot wide pavement. Kaluna Street is a private collector road <br />serving existing and planned development in Keauhou's mauka lands. The makai side of <br />Kaluna Street has curb, gutter and sidewalks. The mauka side has only curbs and gutters <br />Kaluna Street intersects with Kealii Street and Alii Drive Alii Drive has a 50 -foot right- <br />of-way with approximately 24 feet pavement. The proposed Mamalahoa Highway <br />Bypass Road is located makai of the subject property at the terminus of Ah`i Drive in <br />Keauhou. The development of the property will add to the inventory of existing single- <br />family residential zoned lands in the West Hawaii region. The proposed development is <br />located within close proximity to all necessary urban services and facilities, and will <br />serve to complete the urban core for that area of Keauhou Mauka planned community <br />The applicant will also complete its proposed project in compliance with all of the codes <br />and standards referenced above. Therefore, the proposed rezoning and development will <br />complement the land usage within the community and neighborhood it is proposed to be <br />located in. <br />Water will be made available to the project site. Kamehameha Investment <br />Corporation, the developer of the adjacent Bayview Estates Subdivision currently has <br />water commitments from the County Department of Water Supply adequate to <br />accommodate the development The proposed project abides by the above -stated County <br />policy encouraging "the clustering of developments in order to reduce the cost of <br />