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project phases to provide exemptions for certain code requirements, pursuant to Section <br /> 201H-38 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes for the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood <br /> Project in South Hilo. Meanwhile, the Planning Department was unaware that a project <br /> under HRS 201H could not exempt a State Land Use Boundary Amendment for parcels <br /> over 15 acres and that the State Land Use Commission (LUC) needed to review and <br /> approve those amendments per HRS 201H-12(a)(3)(b). The Planning Department was <br /> also unaware that the Land Use Commission did not receive any formal notification <br /> during the 2009 environmental assessment review period for the project that <br /> encompassed a land area of over 15 acres. Phases 1 and 2 of the project subsequently <br /> began and were completed in 2014 and late-2017, respectively. Realizing the oversight <br /> sometime in 2016, the Planning Department informed the applicant that a State Land Use <br /> Boundary Amendment was required. The applicant submitted an•application on • <br /> October 5, 2017. Through recent discussions with the Planning Department,the State <br /> Land Use Commission agreed to allow the County Planning Department to process the <br /> State Land Use Boundary Amendment for the subject parcel at the county level through <br /> the Planning Commission with the understanding that similar future projects will follow <br /> the proper procedures and shall be reviewed and approved by the State Land Use <br /> Commission, as required by law. (P.D. Exhibit 7 - Section 2O1H-12 and 38 of the <br /> Hawaii Revised Statutes) <br /> STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br /> 11. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. <br /> 12. General Plan LUPAG Map Designation: Medium Density Urban. These are areas of <br /> village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential <br /> (up to 35 units per acre) and related functions. <br /> 13. County Zoning: A-la. According to Resolution No. 536-16, the zoning is considered <br /> RM-3. <br /> 14. Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP): The Hilo CDP, adopted as Planning <br /> Commission Resolution No. 1 on May 21, 1975, identifies the property for agricultural <br /> purposes. <br /> 4 <br />