PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (SLU-20-054)

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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 south and is designated for future urban growth (Medium Density Urban) on the County's Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map in the General Plan. 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). Thus,the SLU Boundary Amendment is consistent with the LUPAG MDU designation. Finally, the reclassification action would be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Hawaii State Plan by providing urban type uses in close proximity to existing urban areas where adequate public facilities are already available and converting marginal or non-essential agricultural lands for appropriate urban uses while maintaining more productive agricultural lands in the agricultural district. 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 Hawaii County General Plan by encouraging the construction of affordable housing. The Urban classification conforms to the standard that the development is within reasonable proximity to centers of trading and employment and to basic services such as schools, police and fire protection,transportation systems and water. Access to the subject property is proposed from Kupuna Place by way of an easement over the adjacent parcel TMK: (3) 2-4-001:176 and Mohouli Street,both County roadways. Kupuna Place is a two-lane paved roadway with an existing pavement -2-