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The Honorable Dominic Yagong, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 LAND USE — GENERAL Zone urban- and rural -types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. 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. LAND USE — COMMERCIAL • Provide for commercial developments that maximize convenience to users. • Provide commercial developments that complement the overall pattern of transportation and land usage within the island's regions, communities, and neighborhoods. Commercial facilities shall be developed in areas adequately served by necessary services such as water, utilities, sewers, and transportation systems. Should such services not be available, the development of more intensive uses should be in concert with a localized program of public and private capital improvements to meet the expected increased needs. In order to create an effective land use pattern, zoning districts and their associated uses should closely correspond to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map for the area. The LUPAG Map is a graphic representation of the General Plan's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. The density that is allowed in an area should also closely correspond with the infrastructure that is available to support it. For example, multiple -family residential and commercial zoning would be more appropriate than single-family residential zoning in areas where there is adequate water, sewer, public services and roads because use of the existing infrastructure would be maximized by a larger population than if one residence where located on the property. The subject property is currently designated High Density Urban on the LUPAG Map and has been in