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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 community incorporating design concepts intended to promote a more livable and pedestrian friendly community. The proposed Project District, which will be designed to provide a mixture of land uses, will therefore be consistent with the General Plan land use pattern for this section of the City of Hilo as well as applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The Zoning Code is one of the tools to implement the General Plan and is one of the County's primary land use control mechanisms. The Zoning Code sets out the various types of uses allowed by providing for certain zoning districts. In this particular case, the applicant proposes to establish a Project District to provide flexibility in the location of these land uses without identifying where these uses would be specifically located on the property at this early stage of development. This method or concept of identifying varying land use designations would be consistent with the intent of establishing a Project District. This proposed development is consistent with the Economic Element of the General Plan in that the proposed development will provide additional and expanded employment opportunities for the residents of the area as well as the entire island. The employment opportunities from the proposed development as a result of this zoning request will generate both short-term (construction) and long-term (operational) employment. The proposed project would provide opportunities to increase the activity of secondary industries, thereby increasing job opportunities for the island's residents. Further, the magnitude of this project will directly benefit the residents of this County as the real property tax base will substantially increase. It will provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life. The applicant intends to provide a mix of single-family and multi -family residential units. Up to 600 single-family and multi -family residential units will be added to the housing market for the Hilo area. The addition of these units will provide an opportunity for residents to live close to services, facilities, and places of employment within the region. The applicant will also be required to comply with the County's Affordable Housing Policy (Chapter 11, Article 1, Hawaii County Code). The request would, therefore, implement the Housing goals of the General Plan by maintaining a housing supply which allows a variety of choices, and to attain a diversity of socio- economic housing mix throughout the different parts of the County.