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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan represents the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated gowth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among vazious land uses and the expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUPAG Map, in essence, establishes the basic land use pattern for areas within the County. The subject rezoning action conforms to the LUPAG Map which designates the azea for Urban Expansion. This designation allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial and/or open designations in azeas where new settlements may be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. The applicant is requesting the change of zone to create approximately 96 one-acre and lazger pazcels The rezoning reclassification would be a reasonable expansion of residential/agricultural activities associated with the Family Agricultural designation and the existing small scale agricultural and residential uses in the area. The project site is situated within close proximity to schools, commercial azeas, employment centers and public safety services. The Hilo Community Development Plan adopted by Resolution in 1975 by the Planning Commission recommended that the area be retained as A-20a and A-la. Surrounding lands aze zoned RS-10, A-la, A-10a, A-20a, and CN-00 and include single family dwellings, small scale agricultural uses, and vacant land. Effective December 13, 1996, TMK 2-4-46: Por. 7 across Wilder Road was rezoned from A-la to CN~(1 for approximately 13.863 acres for a cotnmerctal store, service station, and pazking azea. The azea was also reclassified from the State Land Use Agricultural to Urban District. The I{aumana Estates Subdivision, zoned RS-15, is located approximately 600 feet west (mauka) of the site, and the I{sumana Houselots, zoned RS-10, is located approximately 1,000 feet north of the project azea along ICautnana Drive. The 100-lot Hilo County Club Estates, zoned RS-7.5 and the 55-lot Pazk Hokulani Subdivision, zoned A-20a is located southeast (makai) of Wilder Road. I{anmana School is located approximately ~fz mile from the site. The proposed change of zone would, therefore, complement Ute existing agricultural/residential chazacter of the surrounding azea and be consistent with the existing land uses in the immediate vicinity. The one-acre lot sizes will provide opportunities for those residents who wish to pursue limited agricultural activities but aze unable to commit to the financial or labor demands of the lazger 20-acre pazcels Finally, the project site is located in close proximity to police, fue and emergency medical services.