PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (SLU-20-054)

Home

a new urban concentration, as the surrounding area is already an urban-like environment. Adjacent to the subject property to the east is a 5.35-acre parcel that has been designated for the Fire Administration Support Complex. Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood are located further to the east and were established via County Council resolution using the HRS 201H-38 provision for exemptions from County Code. Properties located to the west and northwest, north and northeast consist of single-family dwellings on land zoned A-la and RS-10 that are part of the Sunrise Ridge Estate Subdivision. Additionally, properties to the east across Komohana Street and along Mohouli Street consist of single-family dwellings on lands zoned RS-10. The property located at the southeast corner of Komohana Street and Mohouli Street is designated UNV by the General Plan, for the use by the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Other land uses within a half-mile radius to the south of the subject property include medical offices and the University Park,which houses a number of research and technical support facilities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Basin Agricultural Research Center and the astronomical observatories on Mauna Kea. Additionally, the Wailani Project District was approved in 2004 and is situated to the North (mauka) of subject property. As these urban type uses are located within the area, the urbanization of the project site will not contribute towards scattered urban development and be generally compatible with the surrounding area. The reclassification action would conform to the following goals, objectives and/or policies of the housing element articulated in the Hawaii State Plan. The request would be consistent with the following goals, objectives and/or policies articulated in the Hawaii State Plan as it will provide greater opportunities for Hawai`i's families to secure reasonably priced, safe and liveable housing located in suitable environments in areas in which housing has become scarce and costly. • Seek to use marginal or non-essential agricultural land and public land meet housing needs of low and moderate-income and gap-group households. • Effectively accommodate the housing needs of Hawai`i's people. -4-