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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 amendments involving lands of fifteen acres or less, shall be determined by the appropriate county land use decision making authority and shall not require consideration by the land use commission pursuant to Section 205-4. The standard of review for a boundary amendment consideration shall be given to the following: (a) The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable goals, policies, standards, and courses of action of the General Plan and implementing, ordinances, plans and documents. No amendment shall be approved unless it conforms to the General Plan. (b) The extent to which the proposed reclassification conforms to the applicable district standards. According to the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The subject property does conform to this standard as it is proximate to the already urban subdivisions. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The requested zone change from an Agricultural -5 acres (A -5a) to a General Commercial -20,000 square feet (CG -20) zoned district conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the subject property and its immediately surrounding area for High Density Urban uses. The General Plan defines a High Density as accommodating commercial, multiple family residential and related services. According to the Zoning Code, uses permitted within this zoned district may include offices, retail establishments, restaurants, multiple family residential complexes, schools, business services, automobile service stations and other similar uses. These uses are consistent with uses permitted within areas designated as High Density. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the High Density form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this area of North Kona. The Kona Regional Plan, adopted by the Planning Commission in April 1984, designates the area for General Commercial and Single Family Residential uses. We find that a favorable recommendation of this land use boundary amendment request would be substantially compliant with the recommendations of the Kona Regional Plan, even though this document was adopted over 16 years ago. While the study area of the Keahole to Kailua Development Plan does not include the project site, planning maps included within the document do suggest that the project site and immediately surrounding area be retained for Urban Expansion uses. The requested boundary amendment would be consistent with expansion of urban uses suggested by the Keahole to Kailua Development Plan. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with other land use planning documents for this area of North Kona.