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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 In 2005, an Additional Farm Dwelling Agreement was approved by the Planning Department and recorded with the State Bureau of Conveyances. Should the rezoning be approved and the one -acre project site subdivided from the property, the applicants will need to file a notice with the Bureau of Conveyances rescinding the agreement since the dwelling will no longer be considered an additional farm dwelling. 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 from a Agricultural (A -3a) to Single - Family Residential 40,000 square feet (RS -40) conforms to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic and Land Use Elements. The property is zoned A -3a and the State Land Use designation is Urban. 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 subject area is designated Low Density Urban. This designation allows residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses. Thus, the request would be consistent with the General Plan land use designation and will be in harmony with the character of the surrounding neighborhood and result in an intensity of land utilization no higher than as permitted or as otherwise specified for the district in which this proposed development occurs. In addition, the Hilo CDP adopted by Resolution No. 1 effective May 21, 1975 designates this area as RS- 10/15, which is consistent with the GP LUPAG map. The subject area is a one -acre portion of an approximately 17 -acre parcel, site of Frank's Foods meat manufacturing facility situated on .5 acre of the 17 -acre property. The one -acre project site, which is landscaped and fenced, is improved with a single- family dwelling. The remaining 15.5 -acre area will continue to be used for the cattle grazing operation and be dedicated for pastoral use.