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Pete Hoffinann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 related organizations to offer a full range of services to active and retired military members and their dependants. The multi-purpose facility will provide residential dining, socializing areas, meeting and conference rooms, and banquet facilities for veteran groups and the community to hold social and cultural events, workshops, conferences, and other activities. Lastly, there will be three 4-story apartment buildings, which will include approximately 96 to 110 independent-living apartment units for eligible seniors (62+) in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Additional improvements planned for the project include open courts and landscaped lawns, including landscaping to buffer the project from adjacent streets and properties. There aze three driveway accesses to the project site, which includes Kawili, Kapiolani and Ululani Streets, along with ample off-street parking. The project will be connecting to supporting infrastructure, including County water, sewer, electricity, and telephone. In order to consider an azea for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standazds of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar azeas in the County, but ultimately, on the future development of the whole island. The proposed change of zone would be consistent with applicable goals, policies, standazds and courses of action of the General Plan. The proposed change of zone request from Open to RM-1 would be consistent with, among others, the following goals, policies and standazds of the Economic, Public Facilities, Housing and Land Use Elements of the General Plan. Economic Element: • Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, social and cultural environments of the island of Hawaii.