PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SLU-2021-001 and PL-REZ-2021-006)

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STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 8. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural and Urban. 9. County Zoning: Agricultural-5 Acres (A-5a). 10. General Plan LUPAG Map: The subject property is divided in two by its LUPAG designations with the northern half of the parcel designated as Medium Density Urban and the southern half designated as Low Density Urban. Medium Density Urban allows for village and neighborhood commercial and single family and multiple family residential and related functions. Residential density may be up to 35 units per acre in multiple family residential developments. Low Density Urban allows for residential uses, with ancillary community and public uses. It also allows for neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses. The overall residential density may be up to 6 units per acre. 11. South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP): The SKCDP was adopted by Ordinance No. 08 159 on December 1, 2008. The northern half of the property is located in an area designated for urban uses and the southern half of the property is located on the "Waimea Conceptual Plan" in an area designated for the "Small Farms and Ranches Preservation Program."The SKCDP envisions the development of an action program to acquire critical open space areas in east Waimea within this area. According to the SKCDP, the small farm and ranch lots in East Waimea are visually important to maintain the rural and paniolo character of Waimea. Strategy 2.1 of the SKCDP states "The County should carefully evaluate and condition, as appropriate, any rezoning that would negatively impact important agricultural lands or culturally, visually and environmentally important open spaces or resources in Waimea. "The SKCDP indicates that time will be needed to implement a number of important open space preservation tools and programs, and that while these tools and programs are being put into place, private lands that are currently zoned A-5a, A-10a, A-20a, or A-40a should retain their current zoning. Exceptions can be made for affordable housing, agricultural cluster subdivisions, and small-scale rezonings of 4 lots or less that may assist families in allowing their children to obtain individual properties. Finally, Strategy 2.4 of the SKCDP states, "Amend the County of Hawai`i General Plan L UPAG map by reducing the acreage ofLow-Density Urban land in Waimea Town. " -3-