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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 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 graphically depicts the physical relationship among the various land uses as anticipated for the island. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form far areas within the County. The subject area is presently designated Orchards. It should be noted that the County is currently conducting a comprehensive review update to the General Plan, which proposes that lands designated as Orchards be redesigned as Important Agricultural Lands, Rural or Extensive Agricultural. The subject property is proposed for Important Agricultural Lands. However, in light of the fact that the subject property is still designated Orchards by the General Plan, the proposal is reviewed under the present LUPAG Map designation. The Planning Commission supported this change, which has been forwarded to the County Council for final adoption. Further, the subject area is adjacent to and west of existing Low Density Urban designated areas. With the exception of three pazcels located adjacent to the northeast of the project site, lands within the immediate area are designated Agricultural by both the State Land Use Commission (A) and the County (A-Sa). The three parcels located to the northeast combine for approximately 6 acres and are designated Urban by Che State and Single Family Residential (RS-10) by the County. Approximately 550 feet to the north on the makai side of the Mamalahoa Highway are lands designated for single family (RS-10) and commercial (CV-10) uses by the Zoning Code. Due to the fact that the project site is situated immediately adjacent and to the west of the existing General Plan designated Low Density Urban area, this rezoning request would compliment the designated Low Density Urban areas adjoining the project site and will be consistent with the smaller lot development being promoted within this particular area of South Kona. This does not imply, however, that other lots within the general vicinity would also he acceptable for rezoning and must be assessed on a case-by- case basis. The 6.910-acre project site is on the west (makai) side of the Mamalahoa Highway, with the bulk of the project site located approximately 676 feet from the highway. Generally between the project site and the highway are properties are zoned A-Sa and RS-10. Other lands surrounding the project site are zoned A-Sa. Approximately 850 Feet to the north are lands zoned CV-10. Approval of the applicants' request to create agricultural lots with a minimum lot size of 3 acres will not compromise the functionality of the larger agricultural lots nor the smaller urban lots located adjacent to the project site. The Kona Regional Plan, adopted by the Planning Commission in 1984, recommends that the project site retain its current A-Sa designation. The proximity of Single Family (RS-10) zoned lands immediately adjacent to the north and General Plan designated Low Density Urban lands immediately to the east would support the