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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 • Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. Economic • Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, social and cultural environments of the island of Hawai`i. • Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environment. Therefore, based on the above information, the proposed request is consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan and the General Plan LUPAG map designation for the subject property. The proposed request will result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare. When considering an amendment initiated by a property owner or other person who proposes to change the district classification of any property, the director shall also consider the purposes of the existing and proposed district and the purposes of the Zoning Code and shall recommend a change in a district boundary only where it would result in a more appropriate land use pattern that will further the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare. In considering the purpose of the proposed RA (Residential and Agricultural) district classification, the RA zoned district will provide for activities or uses characterized by low density residential lots in rural areas where "city- like" concentrations of people, structures, streets, and urban level of services are absent, and where small farms are intermixed with low density residential lots. The RA district is intended to be only within areas designated as being in the State land use rural or urban districts. This classification would result in a more appropriate land use pattern as the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan designates this area as Low Density Urban and is located within the State Land Use