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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The change of zone request from an RS-10 to a CG-10 zoning district conforms to applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The request to change the zoning to a CG-10 district conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the property and the surrounding area as High Density Urban. Such designation allows general commercial, multiple family residential and related services (multiply family residential- up to 87 units per acre). In addition to being consistent with the LUPAG Map, the request would also support the following goals and policies of the General Plan Land Use and Transportation elements: • Encourage the concentration of commercial uses within and surrounding a central core area. • Require developers to provide basic infrastructure necessary for development. • Widen and provide curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements along Kilauea Avenue from Haihai Street to Ponahawai Street. The subject property is located adjacent to Kilauea Avenue between W. Lanikaula Street and W. Kawili Street. All of the properties extending 400 feet north of W. Lanikaula Street on both sides of Kilauea Avenue are zoned General Commercial (CG). In 2009, the property directly north on the subject property was rezoned from RS-10 to CG-10, similar to the applicant's current request. It is currently being used as a real estate office. To the south is a dental office operating within an existing dwelling that was established by Use Permit in 1995. Further south, west and north are residences on lands zoned RS-10. This area along Kilauea Avenue is a southern extension of the Downtown Hilo general commercial district.