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4. Request: The applicant is requesting a change of zone for approximately 1,078.634 <br />acres of land from Open (0) to Project District zoned district, and a Special <br />Management Area Use Permit for the proposed development. <br />5. Scope of Request: The proposed Kaupulehu Project includes resort residential use, <br />commercial use, a residents' club, golf course and clubhouse use, a Hawaiian <br />Interpretive Center, public access and safety amenities, and related accessory uses. <br />According to the application and supporting documents, the plan can be summarized in <br />seven basic elements: <br />a. Resort/Residential Units: Approximately 1,030 resort residential units are <br />proposed within approximately 439 acres of the development area. The <br />development would consist of single-family, duplex, and multi -family <br />developments, including time share, vacation rentals. The overall density of the <br />entire Project District would be approximately 3.5 units per acre. Residential <br />units will have some direct golf course frontage and 50 oceanfront homesites. <br />b. Golf Course and Clubhouse: A championship 36 -hole golf course on <br />approximately 415 acres with a clubhouse which will serve as an entryway <br />facility to the resort expansion community. The golf facilities are expected to <br />attract both residents and visitors, including those staying at the adjacent Kona <br />Village Resort. The golf clubhouse, on a 12 -acre area, will constitute a <br />secondary retail restaurant and service complex for the resort expansion area. <br />C. Commercial Land Use: An 11 -acre neighborhood commercial center will offer <br />products and services oriented toward the resident in facilities spanning 45,000 <br />square feet of leasable space. It is anticipated that destination restaurants and <br />shops will also attract some off-site patrons. <br />d. Residents' Club: A 3 -acre area is set aside as a club which will serve as a <br />water -oriented recreational amenity for project residents, members and guests. <br />e. Coastal Planning Area: This area would limit the allowed uses and activities <br />and manage the important cultural and environmental resources contained <br />therein. The Hawaiian Interpretive Center is proposed to be located within this <br />2 <br />