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Aaron S.Y., Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 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 in that lands contiguous to the north, east and south of subject parcel are largely designated Urban and consist of urban type uses including a multi -family residential neighborhood across Wainaku Street to the east and adjacent to the south of the subject property. In addition, the County's Clean Akina Park is located directly adjacent to the east and while the Dodo Mortuary is located directly to the north of the subject parcel. The State Land Use Commission commented that the applicant is deliberately engaging in parcelization by delineating the SLU Boundary Amendment area to 14.95 acres (just under the 15 -acre statutory threshold for consideration of District Boundary Amendments by the LUC) to circumvent comprehensive review of the project. While the Director understands the LUC's concerns, by statute, the County has authority to review and approve SLU boundary amendments under 15 acres. The Planning Department comprehensively reviews such requests against LUC criteria and standards for the requested boundary amendments and will make its recommendation within that framework. Based on the preceding, the Director feels that this favorable recommendation for approval is not inconsistent with HRS or LUC riles. The reclassification action also conforms to the goals, policies and standards of, among others, the Land Use -Single Family Residential Element of the General Plan and the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the parcel for future urban growth (Medium Density Urban (MDU) on the lower 2/3'd of the property and Low Density Urban (LDU) for the upper 1/3`d. According to the General Plan, the MDU designation allows for village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential up to 35 units per acre) and the LDU designation allows for residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience -type commercial uses; overall residential density may be up to six units per acre. Based on the preceding, the reclassification of the property from Agricultural to Urban and concurrent Change of Zone from A -20a and Open to RS -10, increasing residential density in the area, would be consistent with those more urban LUPAG designations.