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Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 3 The proposed Change of Zone will conform to, among others, the goals, policies and standards of the Land Use and Economic General Plan Elements: Land Use • Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. • Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. • Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. Economic • Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. • Economic development and improvement shall be in balance with the physical, social and cultural environments of the island of Hawai`i. • Provide an economic environment that allows new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural, natural and social environment. The subject property falls within the Kona CDP "Kona Urban Area", but is not within a designated Transit Oriented Development(TOD) zone. In addition, the subject parcel is situated within Concurrency Zone"D" on the Kona CDP Official Concurrency Map. Kona CDP Policy TRAN-6.1 indicates that all roadways in the Kona Urban Area are "critical road areas"to be built concurrent with the occupancy of units as defined in the Zoning Code `Concurrency Requirements' section. Rezonings within the Kona Urban Area shall comply with the Official Concurrency Map, which identifies the road segments to be constructed concurrent with occupancy of units as the minimum"area mitigation", as defined in HCC 25-2-46 (Zoning Code).