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The town center is envisioned as a walking village linking the University's facilities with commercial, recreational and cultural facilities. Initially, the University will lease space from the applicant in the village town center on the applicant's property to relocate from the current campus in Kealakekua. It is expected that the lease agreement will be for a period of five to ten years until the University's facilities can be constructed on its adjacent land. The University supports the joint development because of the unique opportunity to develop a campus with community connection, the ability to lease space to relocate the UH Center, and the significant reduction in the cost of basic infrastructure. (Exhibit 4 - Memorandum of Understanding) STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 9. State Land Use Designation: Urban. By Docket No. A03-744 dated May 19, 2005, the State Land Use Commission approved the redesignation of the property from the Conservation and Agricultural districts to the Urban district subject to conditions. 10. GP LUPAG Map: Urban Expansion Area. 11. County Zoning: Open (0), 274.861 acres and Agricultural 3 -acre (A -3a), 450.343 acres. 12. Project District: The Project District (PD) zone is intended to provide for a flexible and creative planning approach rather than specific land use zone designations. It will also allow for flexibility in location of specific uses and mixes of structural alternatives. The planning approach would establish a continuity in land uses and designs while providing for a comprehensive network of infrastructural facilities and systems. A variety of uses as well as open space, parks, and other project uses are intended to be in accord with each individual Project District objective. A Project District may be established as an amendment to the Zoning Code whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require that a comprehensive planning approach for an area should be adopted in order to establish a continuity in land uses and designs while providing a comprehensive network of infrastructural facilities and systems. In addition, a Project District may only be established if the proposed district: (1) Is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County -a-