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Aaron S.Y., Chung, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 7 while Parcel 27 consists of 21.11 acres. A majority of the site has been cleared and used for sugar cultivation in the past and more recently for cattle grazing and sweet potato cultivation. There is an internal network of farm roadways across the two properties. The topography of the project site slopes between 10 to 15 percent in a west to east direction, with the upper portion of the property at 190 -foot elevation and the lower portion being at the eastern end at the 80 -foot elevation at Wainaku Street. An approximately 1.5 -acre cleared and grassed portion of Parcel 26 has been used by the County as part of Clem Akina Park, under lease with the previous landowner. This section of Parcel 26 is currently zoned Open (0). Additionally, there is an historic era (late 1800s to 1940s) cemetery located within a bamboo grove directly above the Park on Parcel 26. The project site is bounded to the north and west by A -20a zoning consisting of agricultural fields, to the east by Wainaku Street, and to the south by Amau`ulu Road. Developments surrounding the property include the Dodo Mortuary property located along the northeast corner of the project area zoned A -3a and A -20a and operating under Use Pennits, Clem Akina Park (zoned Open), and residential neighborhoods located along the southeast corner of the project area and across Wainaku Street to the east (zoned RM -1). An agricultural study facility is located along the southwest corner of the property. The RS (Single -Family Residential) zoning district provides for lower or low and medium density residential use, for urban and suburban family life. It applies to areas having adequate facilities to carry out the above stated purpose. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals 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 14.95 -acre area being rezoned to RS -10 zoning conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the area for future urban growth - Medium Density Urban (MDU) on the lower 2/3rds of the Parcel 26 and Low Density Urban (LDU) for the upper 1/3rd. 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) while 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, proposed RS -10 zoning would effectuate an increase in single-family residential density that would be consistent with the urban LUPAG