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RH[IsiandComWvCory-SLU05-007.jwd 01-31-06 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br /> HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br /> STATE LAND USE BOUNDARY AMENDMENT APPLICATION (SLU OS-00000'n <br /> Upon careful review of the request, the Planning Director is recommending that a <br /> favorable recommendation for the State Land Use Boundary Amendment be forwarded to <br /> the County Council. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public <br /> testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon <br /> additional information presented at the public hearing. This favorable recommendation is based <br /> on the following findings: <br /> The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to <br /> the Urban District will not be violative of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii <br /> Revised Statutes, nor will the reclassification actions be inconsistent with the Hawaii <br /> Land Use Commission Rules, the Hawaii State Plan and the County General Plan. <br /> The applicant is requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the <br /> Agricultural to Urban District for 15 acres of land to develop an affordable housing <br /> project with 48 self-help single family dwelling units and 32 senior housing rental units <br /> to help address the existing demand for affordable housing units in West Hawaii. The <br /> applicant recognizes the growing needs for the region and seeks to provide the <br /> community with further affordable housing and senior rental housing that takes <br /> advantage of the site's positive physical and regional attributes. By targeting the project <br /> area for affordable housing, the applicant is seeking to meet urban expansion needs in a <br /> manner that is in agreement with the long-range community plans as expressed in the <br /> County General Plan. <br /> The reclassification action would conform to the following goals, objectives <br /> and/or policies of the housing element articulated in the Hawaii State Plan: The <br /> request would be consistent with the following goals, objectives and/or policies <br /> articulated in the Hawaii State Plan as it will provide greater opportunities for Hawaii's <br /> ATTACH: Come. 765 <br /> Bills 249 and 250 <br /> -1- <br /> <br />