PD Recommendation Report (PL-REZ-2021-000011)

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■ Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. ■ Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. ■ Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability ofpublic services and utilities, access, and public need. ■ Designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands at varying densities for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities and the stated goals,policies, and standards. The subject property is located in the Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP) district and lies within the region defined as the Kona Urban area. The KCDP encourages growth and infill within the Kona Urban Area. Policy LU-2.8: Development outside Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs), but within the Kona Urban Area addresses the appropriate guidelines for rezonings within the Kona Urban Area. The proposed change of zone satisfies the requirements of the KCDP for rezonings in the Kona Urban area. All essential utilities and services are available to the site. Existing access to the subject property is via Kinoulu Street, which is classified as a"road in limbo' according to the Department of Public Works. Kinoulu Street is not maintained by the County or by the State Department of Transportation and has an approximate varying pavement width of ten (10)to twelve (12) feet within an existing right-of-way of twenty (20) feet. The proposed two (2) lot subdivision will be served by three (3) existing driveway connections to Kinoulu Street, with no new additional ingress/egress proposed. Two (2) driveways provide access to the `Ohana Dwelling on the eastern portion of the property, and one (1) driveway provides access to the Single-Family Dwelling on the western portion of the property. The applicant intends to continue the residential use of the property with the two existing dwellings, and therefore there is no expected increase in traffic to the property and can be anticipated to create traffic trips equivalent to two single-family dwellings. According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), water for the proposed -3-