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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from a Single - Family Residential (RS -10) to a Multiple - Family Residential — 3,000 square feet (RM -3) zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the Multiple- Family Residential zoning district is to provide for medium and high density residential use. It covers areas with full community facilities and services, and may occupy transition areas between commercial or industrial areas and other districts of less intense land use. The subject property is located within a primarily residential area of Hilo. Immediately surrounding lands are zoned RS -10 and consist of single - family dwellings. The adjacent property to the northeast is zoned RM -4 and developed with a duplex residence. Other nearby properties that have recently been rezoned to the RM zoning district include TMK 2 -4- 001:116 located about 600 feet to the northwest, which was rezoned in 2009 from RS -10 to RM -1.5 and TMK 2 -2- 026:024 located about 1,500 feet to the northwest, which was rezoned in 2006 from RS -10 to RM -1. The University of Hawai`i at Hilo and Hawai`i Community College campuses are located within one half mile of the subject property. The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. 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 request to change the zoning to a Multiple - Family Residential (RM) zoning district conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property and the surrounding area as Medium Density Urban. Such designation allows village and neighborhood commercial uses and single - family and multiple- family residential uses and related functions, up to 35 units per acre. The applicant's request for