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C. Hilo Community Development Plan The Hilo CDP was adopted by the Planning Commission in 1975 over 25 years ago and intended to further define the General Plan and provide short and middle range implementation strategies of the General Plan. Since the adoption of the Hilo CDP, there have been significant land developments in the City of Hilo, including the shopping complexes in and around the Puainako/Kanoelehua Intersection, expanded commercial uses near the University complexes and commercial/industrial uses along the southern portion of the Waiakea Houselots area. These developments render many of the CDP land use concepts obsolete. Although the document was reviewed by the County Council, the CDP was never adopted by ordinance. The CRP's Land Use Concept Map identified this area as A-3a, which is inconsistent with the County General Plan LUPAG map. The LUPAG map has been amended to reflect a Low Density Urban designation and as such, some of the planning assumptions reflected in the 1975 CDP are now obsolete. The GP LUPAG map therefore is a more accurate land use depiction of the affected properties and surrounding lands. The County Charter requires all change of zones to be consistent with the designation in the General Plan. In this case, the GP LUPAG designation is Low Density Urban, and thus, the requested FA-la zoning would be consistent. D. County Zoning The County zoning of the subject property is Agriculture (A-3a). Although there are a number of A-3a zoned properties in this vicinity, there are also a number of Agriculture (A-la) zoned properties adjacent to the site, as well as commercial and single-family residential zones proximate to the site. As noted earlier, the adjoining property to its east was recently rezoned into the FA-1 a district. (Figure 4) If approved, the site would be subdivided in a manner generally meeting with both the Zoning and Subdivision Codes. Notwithstanding the subdivision requirements, all uses and standards consistent with the requested FA-la zone would be adhered to. 3