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f ' Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 facility is under construction and is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2018. The project was initially separated into four(4)phases for fmancial reasons. Phase 3 originally consisted of 60-units and Phase 4 originally consisted of 32-units. However, when financing was awarded for the combined 92-units, Phases 3 and 4 were consolidated and will be referenced as Phase 3 throughout this report. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 6.569 acres will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205,Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Under the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that, "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The project area conforms to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban-designated lands to the north, is currently considered Multiple- Family Residential (RM-3)per County of Hawai`i Resolution No. 536-16 and is designated as future urban growth(Medium Density Urban) on the County's Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map in the General Plan. The applicant's request to designate 6.569 acres into the Urban District reflects the intent of the County of Hawai`i Resolution Nos. 709-08, 328-10, 311-15 and 536-16 and the Governor's Executive Order No. 4224 to set aside and develop the land for elderly, affordable rental housing and related purposes for the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood Project. The Urban District request would be consistent with the goals and policies of the Land Use and Housing elements of the General Plan. The Urban District request would be consistent with the goals,policies and standards of the Land use-Multiple Family Residential and the Housing Elements of the Hawai`i County General Plan by encouraging the construction of specially designed facilities or communities for elderly persons needing institutional care and small home care units for active elderly persons in the South Hilo district. The LUPAG Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals,policies, standards and courses of action. It is also a graphic depiction of the physical relationship between the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The Urban District request conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map, which designates this area as Medium Density Urban. Thus, the area under consideration is consistent with the urban form established for this section of South Hilo as depicted on the LUPAG Map.