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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 4 Change of Zone The applicant requests a Change of Zone from A -20a to RS -15 to replace an existing public library and construct the new Kohala Public Library on the property. An approximately 35 -foot high 5,875 square -foot single -story building is proposed. The Kohala Public Library will be designed and constructed as a sustainable building per Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The applicant also requests a concurrent processing of a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban. 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 property is zoned A -20a. The portion of the property along the highway is zoned RS -15. Public libraries are allowed in the RS -zoned district under "public uses and structures". The State Land Use designation for the property is Agricultural; however, the portion of the property fronting the Akoni Pule Highway is designated Urban. The Change of Zone request from Agricultural (A -20a) to a Single Family Residential (RS - 15) zoned district will conform to, among others, the Land Use and Economic 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 development would be consistent with the General Plan land use designation and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and result in an intensity of land utilization no higher than as permitted or as otherwise specified for the district in which this proposed development occurs. Surrounding properties are zoned A -20a, CN -20 and RS -15, and used for agricultural, commercial and residential uses. The Takata Store is located west of the project site. Kohala Elementary and High School is located approximately .2 miles to the west. Therefore, a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request will be consistent with the emerging land use pattern being established within this portion of