PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-004)

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conform to, among others,the following applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan Economic, Environmental,Natural Beauty and Land Use Element. 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 proposed Multiple-Family Residential and Single-Family Residential zoning conforms to the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map which designates the project area as Resort Node (ren). Such designation allows a mix of visitor-related uses such as hotels, condominium-hotels (condominiums developed and/or operated as hotels), single family and multiple family residential units, golf courses and other typical resort recreational facilities, resort commercial complexes and other support services. Only Major Resort Areas are identified as Resort Nodes on the LUPAG Map. The LUPAG Map also designates the entire property's Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway frontage and along the shoreline as Open Area, which is generally for parks, historic sites and open spaces. As part of the development, the applicant is also proposing to provide a minimum of 12.8 acres of open space land within "Area A" as naturalized lava. Furthermore, while this area is not considered a coastal development, proposed public access facilities will be developed to connect the Kumu Hou project subarea J1 and J2 of"Area A"to existing shoreline public accesses makai of the resort. A condition of the concurrent SMA Use Permit for this area will require an update to the existing approved public access plan to incorporate these new proposed facilities and public access connectivity. The State Land Use Designation for the property is Urban. The property is designated Urban by the Land Study Bureau's Productivity Rating. Additionally, the project area is covered by the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP), which was adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance No. 2008-159 on November 20, 2008. -4-