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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 6 <br />The project tentatively includes: <br />• 18 three-story structures approximately 40 feet in height, which includes 90 studio <br />units,108 one-bedroom one-bath units and 108 two-bedroom/one-bath units <br />• 451 standard parking stalls and nine handicap stalls for a total of 460 stalls <br />• Single-story office structure <br />• One-acre recreation area which may include a swimming pool <br />• Landscaping <br />• Archaeological preserve azea <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 implication of these evaluations and <br />decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the <br />County. <br />The change of zone from A-Sato RM-1 is consistent with the intent and purpose <br />of the goals, policies and standazds of, among others, the Land Use and Housing <br />Elements of the General Plan. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map <br />component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, <br />standazds and courses of action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationships <br />among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic land use pattern for <br />azeas within the County. The LUPAG Map designates the project site as an Urban <br />Expansion Area. This designation allows for a mix of high density, medium density, and <br />low density urban developments, industrial and/or open designations in areas where new <br />settlements maybe desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses <br />have not yet been determined. The project will help to create a mix of residential housing <br />opportunities and maintain a housing supply that allows a variety of choices for residents <br />of the North Kona district. <br />The change of zone to a RM-zoned district will be compatible with nearby urban <br />uses, including the Lokahi Subdivisions, Kona Palisades Estates Subdivision and <br />Seascape Condominium project west of the site. Multiple residential living is becoming a <br />way of life for many people. In practice, multiple residential developments use less land <br />area per person, and locate in azeas of concentrated economic and population activity <br />where land is scarce and costly. <br />