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Communication 699 Bill 300 Page 2 • An amendment to the State Land Use Boundary Map from an Agricultural to Urban District (Bill No. 299) is being concurrently processed for the proposed parcel. Upon the adoption of this amendment, the proposed Change of Zone request will be consistent with the proposed Multiple- Family Residential (RM-4) designation. • The request is supportive of or compliments the Housing and Land Use Elements of the Hawai' i County General Plan. 1. 'the Ueneral Plan LUPAG Map designation for the area is Urban Expansion. 'The request and proposed use is consistent with the projected need of urban growth for this area. It is also consistent with established uses in the area. Surrounding properties are zoned single family residential. 2. The project, as proposed, will conform to the Housing Element of the Hawaii County General Plan by providing additional and affordable housing alternatives to County residents. • "I'he Keahole to Kona Development Plan, Adopted by Council Resolution No. 269 in 1991, recommends that Residential Villages be developed in North Kona. Residential Villages are depicted as areas of 1,000 to 2,000 residential units containing road corridors and green belts. The proposed project conforms to this concept by providing residential development in the North Kona Region. • The State of Hawaii ALISH Map identifies the land for this project as "unclassified." The Land Use Study Bureau's Overall Soil Rating identify the soil as "E" or "Very Poor". The subject property is not currently used for agriculture. • The approval of the Change of Zone Request will not be violative of Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes. The property is not situated within the Special Management Area. It is located approximately 2 %z miles away from the coastline. • The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) identifies a majority of parcel as "X" or outside the 500- year flood plain. • Char & Associates (Exhibit C) conducted a Botanical Study of the entire parcel in 2003. The study concluded that no plant species were expected to be negatively impacted by the proposed development. • Haun & Associates performed an Archeological Inventory survey of the site in 2002. The survey recommended the preservation of two sites on the subject property. A preservation plan for these two sites is to be submitted to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii County Planning Department. 8. Requisite of the Planning Director's favorable recommendation for the Change of Zone request are approximately twenty-two conditions contained in Bill No. 300 that outline specific requirements for the proposed project.