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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 o Attain safe, sanitary and livable housing for the residents of the County of Hawaii. o Attain a diversity of socio-economic housing mix throughout the different parts of the County. o Maintain a housing supply which allows a variety of choice. o Develop better places to live in Hawaii County by creating viable communities with decent housing and suitable living environments for our people. 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 Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) to Single Family Residential-15,000 square foot (RS-15) conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property as Urban Expansion area. This designation allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. Therefore, this proposed request will provide the framework of a concentration of urban activities occurring in an orderly manner commensurate with the provision of necessary infrastructure. Therefore, it is determined that the request is consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this section of the City of Hilo. The applicant is concurrently applying to the County of Hawaii for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Urban District for the property, in conformance with its "Urban Expansion" classification under the County's General Plan LUPAG Map. The Change of Zone application from an Agricultural (A-l0a) to a Single Family Residential-15,000 square feet (RS-15) designation also would conform with this LUPAG Map classification. While the property is within the State Land Use Agricultural and County's Agricultural zoned districts, it is not currently being used for any active agricultural purpose. The State of Hawaii ALISH Map classifies the subject property as Unclassified. The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating for soils in the mauka portions of the property are "E" or Very Poor and "C" or Fair on the makai portions of the property. Therefore, the reclassification of this 10.23 acres from an Agricultural 10-acre (A-l0a) to a Single Family Residential (RS-15) zoned district will not be detrimental to the reduction of this area from the agricultural land inventory in the County of Hawaii. The applicant intends to develop a 26-lot single family residential subdivision. The development of the property will add to the inventory of existing residential zoned lands in East Hawaii. The proposed development is located approximately 4 miles to all necessary urban services and facilities, and will add to the urban core for that area of Hilo. Therefore, the proposed rezoning and development will complement the land usage within the community and neighborhood it is proposed to be located in.