PD BACKGROUND REPORT (REZ-21-247)

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IV. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS A. State Land Use The subject property is designated Urban. As such, no State Land Use Commission action is required. The County of Hawaii can process the rezoning request. B. County General Plan The County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map, if scaled, designates the site Industrial. Relative to the Industrial designation, the General Plan allows consideration for "manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large storage and transportation facilities, and light industrial uses." As such, the requested MCX zoning would be consistent with this designation, and no General Plan amendment is necessary. No changes are contemplated in this area in the draft revision to the General Plan now being developed by the Planning Department. C. Hilo Community Development Plan The Community Development Plan (CDP) attempts to further define the General Plan and serves as aug_ ide for decision-makers. It was adopted by the Planning Commission in 1975, over 25 years ago. Although reviewed by the County Council, the CDP was never adopted. The CDP's Land Use Concept map identifies a R5-10 designation for this area. This designation suggests residential uses at an average of nearly 4 units per acre. Notwithstanding this inconsistency, however, it is acknowledged that the growth of Hilo and its outlying areas like Puna have made some of the planning assumptions of the CDP obsolete. An updated CDP would be timely. Absent the availability of a relevant intermediary planning document, one must rely only on the General Plan LUPAG map and policies. In the end, the General Plan is more critical, as the County Charter requires all zone changes to be consistent with it. D. County Zon i� The County zoning of the subject site is Single-family Residential (RS-0). If the Industrial Commercial Mixed(MCX-20) request were approved, the 3