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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 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 LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non -urban form for areas within the County. The proposed request conforms to the LUPAG Map, which designates the subject area as resort node. These areas include a mix of visitor -related uses such as hotels, condominium -hotels (condominiums developed and/or operated as hotels), single family and multiple family residential units, golf courses and other typical resort recreational facilities, resort commercial complexes and other support services. Additionally, the subject site is designated in the Mauna Lani Resort Master Plan for "Service/Light Industrial", so the requested zoning designation would be consistent with the Master Plan for the resort. Finally, the South Kohala CDP, which was adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance No. 08-159 on December 1, 2008. The CDP identifies the Mauna Lani Resort as existing resort development. Based on the above discussion, the requested change of zone conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map for this area and the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use (Resort, Commercial and Industrial) elements of the General Plan. All essential utilities and services are available to the property. Access to the property is from Ho`ohana Street which is a private, two-lane road with approximately 22 feet of asphalt paving within an 80 foot right-of-way. The current pavement width and right-of-way complies with the County's minimum Roadway Standards identified in Section 23-41, Hawaii County Code. As the applicant is requesting a change of zone to Commercial -Industrial Mixed use, they will be required to comply with the Business and Industrial streets standard which is a minimum 36 feet of pavement within a 60 foot right- of-way, which means they will be required to widen the pavement along the entire frontage of the subject property and provide for sufficient shoulder and drainage facilities meeting with Department of Public Works Business and Industrial Streets standard details. To be consistent with the rest of the Mauna Lani resort, the Director will not require concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalk. These requirements will be added as conditions of approval. No specific Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) was prepared for the subject application. The number of vehicles and traffic caused by this project will increase the current number of vehicles using Ho`ohana Street, which is designed to meet this projected demand. At full build out of the proposed project with twenty commercial lease