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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 6 <br />In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable <br />goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only <br />through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions <br />can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the <br />General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and <br />decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the <br />County. <br />The Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A -5a) to a Residential and <br />Agricultural (RA -2a) zoned district will conform to, among others, the Land Use (Single <br />Family Residential) and Housing elements of the General Plan: <br />Rural -style residential -agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural <br />communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in <br />appropriate locations. <br />The County shall review and amend if necessary land use ordinances and codes to <br />include considerations for rural -style residential subdivisions in appropriate <br />locations. Standards and criteria for the establishment of these areas shall be <br />developed. <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 LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban <br />and non -urban form for areas within the County. The subject area is designated <br />Extensive Agricultural. The County is currently conducting a comprehensive review <br />update of the General Plan. One of the proposed amendments to the LUPAG Map is to <br />change the designation for the Anekona Estates and Kanehoa Subdivisions, and both <br />sides of the Kawaihae Road, from Extensive Agricultural to Rural, which reflects more <br />accurately the residential -agricultural character of the area. The County Council has <br />approved land use reclassifications in the Anekona Estates, Kanehoa, and Kamuela <br />Plantations Subdivisions to State Land Use Rural district and Residential -Agricultural <br />zoning. <br />The subject property was created on October 23, 1990 as one of the original 36 <br />lots in the Anekona Estates Subdivision. Surrounding lands are zoned A -5a and RA -2a <br />and located within the State's Agricultural and Rural Districts. The adjacent property to <br />the east has been reclassified into the State Land Use Rural District and rezoned <br />Residential -Agricultural (RA -2a) by the County. Likewise, lands to the northwest, <br />