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• <br /> immediate use. <br /> o Areas shall be limited to low-density and medium density residential uses. <br /> The Single Family Residential Courses of Action for the North Kona District "shall <br /> encourage the concentration of residential structures to avoid strip residential <br /> development." <br /> The applicant believes the project is conveniently located to schools, recreation, <br /> commercial areas, and employment centers. The proposed is an area that is targeted <br /> for residential development by the County. The areas immediately to the north and <br /> south have been zoned for residential uses. It is within close proximity of the Keauhou <br /> Major Resort Destination Area as well as the Kailua-Kona urban area. All essential <br /> utilities are or will be available to the subject property. <br /> The applicant recognizes its development will impact regional infrastructure facilities <br /> and improvements, including roads, parks, police and fire facilities and solid waste <br /> disposal. Therefore, it is willing to pay its "fair share" towards these facilities in <br /> accordance with current County policies. <br /> A portion of the subject property is identified as "Other Important Agricultural Lands" by <br /> the Department of Agriculture's ALISH maps. These lands are classified by the Land <br /> Study Bureau's Overall Master Productively Rating System as "C" or poor. The area is <br /> presently used as marginal grazing for cattle. However, because of the poor soils and <br /> low rainfall, the agricultural productivity is very poor. Furthermore, these lands have <br /> been identified for Urban Expansion by the General Plan's LUPAG map. Therefore, the <br /> applicant believes the proposed zoning will not result in a loss of a valuable agricultural <br /> resource. Furthermore, the long term conversion of these land to urban uses will not <br /> significantly reduce the overall productivity of the Island's and State's agricultural <br /> industry. <br /> Consistency with State Land Use Law <br /> The applicant believes the proposed reclassification is consistent with the State's land <br /> use law, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS). Section 205-2(a) (1), HRS <br /> provides that urban district shall include lands which were in urban use at the time of <br /> the statute's enactment and "...a sufficient reserve area for foreseeable urban <br /> growth...". The subject area is a portion of the Kailua to Keauhou area which has been <br /> t identified as a major urban center by the Hawaii County General Plan. The proposed <br /> reclassification is in keeping with the overall pattern of current and proposed growth. <br /> The subject area can be characterized by "city-like" concentrations of people, <br /> structures, streets, urban level of services, and other related uses. The subject area is <br /> immediate adjacent to areas which have been zoned for multiple-family and single <br /> family residential uses. <br /> 3 <br />