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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 A-Sa to RM-3 will conform to the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use elements. 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 LUP AG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The subject area is designated Urban Expansion Area, which allows for a mix of high density, medium density, low density, industrial, industrial- commercial and/or open designations in areas where new se~tlements may be desirable, but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. Soils within the property are identified as (rLW) Lava flows, pahoehoe; a miscellaneous land type; lava flows A' a, and Punaluu Extremely RockyPeat, 6 to 20 percent slopes. The proposed development also complements the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use (Housing element) and Economic elements of the General Plan. The project site is unclassified by the Land Study Bureau's Detailed Land Classification System as well as the ALISH System. The project site is located in Zone "X", areas outside of the SOD-year flood plain. The property is an approximately 51. I-acre undeveloped site at the southern end of Alii Drive and the beginning of the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass in Keauhou. The property was recently subdivided from TMK: 7-8-10: 30. Surrounding parcels include the Kona Country Club mauka golf course to the north and east (zoned Open), open space zoned A-Sa west and south of the site, and a future access road on the south. The primary access to the project site is from the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass. An existing permitted access connection is available on Mamalahoa Highway Bypass for the property and lands mauka of the Kona Country Club Golf Course. This access -2-