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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 5 <br />changed to RS -20, could potentially be developed with five single-family <br />residential lots, or a maximum of 41 multi -family units. In addition, because of <br />the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the adjacent RS -7.5 zoned area, consisting <br />of about 35 acres, will be developed to no more than about nine lots. <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, but ultimately, on the future development of the whole island. <br />The proposed request would be consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan <br />Economic, Land Use and Housing Elements. The General Plan is intended to be used as <br />a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. <br />It sets forth goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth <br />without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, <br />commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate <br />these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The Land Use Element <br />provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately <br />owned resources. The overall Land Use goals, policies and standards are set forth to <br />physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. <br />The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is <br />a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and <br />development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship <br />among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non- <br />urban form for areas within the County. The project area is designated Low Density <br />Urban and Industrial, for the site of the Hilo Coast Processing Company's base yard and <br />office building. A "floating zone" concept identified in the General Plan was considered <br />in making a determination that the request for Industrial zoning was consistent under the <br />current LUPAG Map. The Low Density Urban designation allows for uses single-family <br />residential in character, ancillary community and public uses, and convenience type <br />commercial uses. The industrial designation includes uses such as manufacturing and <br />processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial <br />uses. The request to a Single Family Residential zoned district for the proposed <br />subdivision and Limited Industrial zoned district for the existing Hilo Coast Processing <br />Company base yard warehouse and office building would be a reasonable evolution of <br />existing uses in the area. Furthermore, a favorable recommendation of the proposed use <br />will provide the basic framework for a concentration of urban activities occurring in an <br />orderly manner as identified by the General Plan. <br />