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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 lots approximately 4,500 square feet in size. These small lots will be created through a Planned Unit Development under the proposed RS-7.5 zoning. • All structures will be one to two stories in height. • Affordable housing requirements will be met with on lands owned by the applicant mauka of the site. • Two archaeological sites and buffers will be preserved. The applicant is requesting a concurrent processing of a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban, and a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow the proposed project. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards 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 areas in the County. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A-5a) to a Single Family Residential (RS-7.5) zoned district will conform to, among others, the Land Use (Single Family Residential) and Housing elements of the General Plan. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The subject area is designated Low Density Urban. The Low Density Urban designation allows "Residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses." Thus, the proposed residential development would be consistent with the General Plan land use designation. The applicant intends to apply for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) permit after receipt of the accompanying change of zone application and approval of this permit. The Planned Unit Development is intended to encourage comprehensive site planning that adapts the design of the development to the land, by allowing diversification in the relationships of various uses, buildings, structures, open spaces and yards, building heights, and lot sizes in planned building groups, while still insuring that the intent of the Zoning Code is observed.