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Ms. Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd May 15, 2001 Page 5 plan and amendments, the Director clearly speaks with some authority regarding the intent and implementation of the General Plan and the LUPAG map. If anyone in the County is authorized to advise the Council regarding whether a proposed rezoning conforms to and implements the general plan, it would be the Planning Director. Perhaps this is what Mr. Lyman was in substance saying; that this property need not be specifically included by amendment because it is on the edge of the general high density boundary of Puainako street. It would be within the Planning Director's authority to advise the Commission and Council that an upzoning of such borderline property would conform to and implement the general plan, if he reasonably believed thus under all the circumstances. To summarize, the subject property appears to be just outside of but adjacent to the high density LUPAG map area bounded by Puainako Street. However, because the general plan and LUPAG map are intended to flexibly establish only the general location of different types of uses in relation to each other, the property's LUPAG map location should not automatically foreclose consideration of rezoning. The significance of the LUPAG map location should be considered in light of the advice of the Planning Director and the recommendations of the Planning Commission regarding this rezoning. The Council should consider all applicable general plan policies to determine whether rezoning would conform to and implement the general plan, as well as other usual factors considered in weighing the merits of a rezoning request. We hope this has been of help. Please contact the undersigned if you require further assistance. Sincerely, IVAN M. OIZI E Deputy Corporation Counsel IMT:ch xnisc2: a/CouncilChangeZoneMatsunoEnterprise.ltr