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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 Eighty three (83) parking stalls are also proposed to comply with off-street parking requirements in the Zoning Code. Related site infrastructure improvements include landscaping, aerobic wastewater treatment systems and drywells to accommodate on-site drainage. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2011 at a cost of approximately $1.24 million, excluding interior/tenant improvements. 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 will conform to, among others, the Land Use and Economic elements of the General Plan and the Kona Community Development Plan. This proposed change of zone request is consistent with the Land Use and Economic elements of the General Plan in that the proposed development will provide additional and expanded employment opportunities for the residents of the area as well as the entire island. The employment opportunities from the proposed development as a result of this zoning request will generate both short-term (construction) and long-term (operational) employment. 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 project area is designated Industrial. The Industrial designation allows for uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. The proposed zoning will allow a mix of uses in an area already established with industrial uses. Properties in the Kaloko Industrial Park are zoned ML-la, and include various industrial and retail uses, including Home Depot (located directly south of the subject property) and Costco. As a result, the area has become a regional destination for shopping and there is a growing tenant demand for commercially zoned properties in the area. In response to this demand some nearby properties have been rezoned from ML-I a to MCX-I a, including the property mauka of the project site (Kaloko Industrial Park Phases III and 1V), which was rezoned to MCX- I a in 2002. Therefore, a favorable recommendation of this change of zone request will be consistent with the land use pattern being established within this portion of North Kona.