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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 RM -3 zoning, which would allow the development of a 14 -unit apartment complex, is consistent with the LUPAG Map. The rezone request will also conform to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Public Facilities Elements of the General Plan: Land Use • Zone urban -types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. Land Use — Multiple - Family Residential • Provide for multiple- family residential developments that maximize convenience for its occupants. • Appropriately zoned lands shall be allocated as the demand for multiple - family dwellings increases. These areas shall be allocated with respect the places of employment, shopping facilities, educational, recreational and cultural facilities, and public facilities and utilities. Public Facilities • Participate in the development of student housing and faculty housing for the university and other joint -use facilities. The General Plan recognizes that the lack of adequate student housing has made it difficult for the UH Hilo Campus to achieve an increase in enrollment. The proposed change of zone will directly support the goals, policies and standards of the General Plan by providing much needed multiple - family residential housing near the university and community college and in an area with adequate infrastructure to accommodate the development of the property to a higher density. Based on the above findings, the request will conform to the Zoning Code and General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Access to the property is from Kino`ole Street, which is a two -lane County roadway within a 55 -foot wide right -of -way fronting the property. The General Plan identifies Kino`ole Street as a major collector street requiring a right -of -way width of 60 feet. As part of a shoulder improvement project completed in 2006, the County acquired right -of -way (5 -feet wide)