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Pete Hoffmann, Chairman <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Page 4 <br />Provide for multiple-family residential developments that maximize convenience <br />for its occupants. ~ <br />Appropriately zoned lands shall be allocated as the demand for multiple-family <br />dwellings increases. These areas shall be allocated with respect the places of <br />employment, shopping facilities, educational, recreational and cultural facilities,. <br />and public facilities and utilities. <br />Housin <br />Encourage the State to provide student, faculty and staff housing for the <br />University of Hawaii at Hilo and the Hawaii Community College. <br />Public Facilities <br />Participate in the development of student housing and faculty housing for the <br />university and other joint-use facilities. <br />The General Plan recognizes that the lack of adequate student housing has made it <br />difficult for the UH Hilo Campus to achieve an increase in enrollment. The proposed <br />change of zone will directly support the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan <br />by providing much needed student housing near the university and community college <br />and in an area with adequate infrastructure to accommodate the development of the <br />property to a higher density. <br />The requested change of zone conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern <br />Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) <br />Map component of the General Plan is a graphic depiction of the physical relationship <br />among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non- <br />urban form for areas within the County. The property is designated Medium Density ' <br />Urban, which reflects uses that are single-family and multiple-family residential and <br />village and neighborhood commercial in character. Lands east of the property, including <br />the residential neighborhood on Kino'ole Street, are also designated Medium Density <br />Urban, which allows for up to 35 units per acres. Lands directly across Kawili Street are <br />designated High Density Urban, which allows for a density of up to 87 units per acre. <br />Additionally, the proposed development would support the nearby University, which is <br />designated University Use on the LUPAG. The proposed RM zoning provides for <br />medium and high density urban uses in areas with full community facilities and services, <br />