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<br /> within the County. The proposed request conforms to the LUPAG Map, which <br /> designates the property as Low Density Urban and allows for residential, with ancillary <br /> community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses <br /> and the overall residential density maybe up to six units per acre. The applicant is <br /> proposing to develop an affordable housing project with self-help single family dwellings <br /> and senior housing rental units, which will address the demand for affordable housing in <br /> the West Hawaii azea. This change of zone request will facilitate the development of a <br /> concentration of urban activities occurring in an orderly manner commensurate with the <br /> provision of necessary infrastructure for this azea. Therefore, it is determined that the <br /> request is consistent with the urban form depicted on the LUPAG Map for this azea of <br /> North Kohala. <br /> The proposed request from an Agricultural (A-20a) to a Single Family <br /> Residential (RS-7.5) zoned district will conform to the goals, policies and standards <br /> of, among others, the Land Use (General and Single Family Residential) and <br /> Housing Elements of the General Plan. The request will be compatible with the <br /> adjacent urban types of uses, such as the Kohala Elementary and High Schools, and the <br /> single-family residential zoning situated in Hawi Town, and along Honomakau Road, <br /> Union Mill Road and Kynnersley Road located neaz the proposed request. The request <br /> conforms to the projected needs of urban growth for this area and is consistent with the <br /> following goals, policies and standazds of the Land Use Element of the General Plan: <br /> LAND USE -GENERAL <br /> • Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in <br /> keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. <br /> • Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in azeas with ease of access to community <br /> services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. <br /> • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected <br /> needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. <br /> • The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities <br /> meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social <br /> environment. <br /> 2 <br /> <br />