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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 5 family dwellings, agriculture uses, or vacant land. Pana`ewa Farm Lots 1st Series approved under Subdivision No. 1091 on February 11, 1957, is located to the north of the subject site. This area was reclassified into the Urban District during the 1969 Boundary Review. A similar rezoning from A-3a to RA-.5a(Ag to Urban) was approved on April 4, 2007 (Ordinance No. 07-39)just to the north of the subject property on the west side of Awa Street. The property is an approximately 2.666-acre rectangular shaped lot on the southwest corner of the Mamaki Street-Awa Street intersection. Additionally, there are three(3) existing dwellings (constructed in 1966, 1994 and 2002), several sheds, and several greenhouses on the property. The property is one of twenty-five lots approved under Subdivision No. 2083 (Pana`ewa Farm Lots 2nd Series) on February 19, 1964. Lastly, this area is identified for Low Density Urban uses on the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. Thus, as urban uses already exist in the immediate area to the north, the urbanization of the subject property will not contribute towards scattered urban development and represents a reasonable urban transition of an area envisioned for urban growth by the County and supported by necessary public facilities and services. Based on the above, the approval of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to the Urban District complements the State Land Use District Regulations and is supportive of the State of Hawaii Plan and the General Plan. Therefore,the Planning Director recommends a favorable consideration of the State Land Use Boundary Amendment. The accompanying draft bill to amend the State Land Use Boundaries Map for the County of Hawai`i is included for your review and approval. Chane of Zone The applicants are requesting a Change of Zone from A-3a to RA-.5a to subdivide the 2.66-acre property into four lots consisting of a minimum of 0.5-acre in size to be conveyed to their children. The proposed 4-lot subdivision would consist of three (3) lots that are at least one-half(1/2) acre each. The fourth lot would consist of 1+ acre and is where the applicants currently reside. The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a State Land Use District Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to an Urban district. 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