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The. Honorable J Yoshunoto. Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 two - bedroom units and approximately 625- square foot one - bedroom units. The development would also include common recreation. /play areas, a swimming pool, on -site parking. and landscaping. The applicant believes the subject property's location close to Hilo's town center makes it an ideal urban inlill development of higher density residential uses that will allow residents to walk or take public transportation to town rather than use a vehicle, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Infrastructure improvements 1i.e driveways. utility connections) will take approximately 4 months to complete and cost SSO0,000. However, due to the uncertainty of financing and market conditions, the time schedule and cost to construct the proposed residential complex are unknown at this time. The change of zone request from RS -7.5 to RM -2.5 will conform to, among others, the Land Use and Housing elements of the General Plan. in order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must he 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 he also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The LUPAG Map, which establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the county, designates the subject property as Medium Density Urban which allows for single - family and multiple - family residential uses with an overall density of up to 35 units per acre as well as village and neighborhood commercial uses. The applicant's proposal to develop 57 to 62 multiple- family residential units on approximately 3.292 acres would he well below the maximum density of 35 units per acre allowed with the Medium Density Urban designation. The proposed development will support the goals of the 1 lousing clement for the South Hilo district by providing housing for those individuals that prefer not to live in or can not afford single - family dwellings, such as low and moderate income earners. college students and the elderly. Much of the multiple- titmily housing stock that exists in Hilo is aging and in need of repair or renovation. Additionally, the request supports the goals and policies of the Land Use element in that the proposed project is located in close proximity to services in downtown Hilo and adequate infrastructure is available to serve the project.