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The proposed reclassification action conforms to the General Plan Land Use <br /> Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. The subject property holds a Low Density <br /> Urban (LDU) designation which allows for residential, with ancillary community and <br /> public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses; overall residential <br /> density may be up to six (6)units per acre and there are currently only two (2)units on <br /> the parcel. <br /> The subject property is located within lands covered by the Kona Community <br /> Development Plan (KCDP) and is situated within the Kona Urban area, where the KCDP <br /> encourages future residential growth. Policy LU-2.8: Development outside Transit- <br /> Oriented Developments (TODs), but within the Kona Urban Area addresses the <br /> appropriate constraints for Rezonings within the Kona Urban Area. Policy LU-2.8 (2)(b) <br /> reads: <br /> "Conventional Rezoning. Rezoning to other than TND, is subject to the following <br /> guidelines: Consistency with LUPAG. Refer to Policy LU-1.3. <br /> i. Infill. Rezonings that promote infill are encouraged. The concept of infill is to <br /> connect two or more pre-existing developments. Infill is usually associated with <br /> small scale developments of 20 acres or less that have been leapfrogged by the <br /> surrounding or adjacent developments. Infill rezonings should be conditioned to <br /> ensure connectivity to the surrounding developments and, where applicable, to <br /> provide mixed-use opportunities to make the area more walkable. <br /> ii. "Greenfields"Rezoning. Rezoning anywhere within the Kona UA, whether within <br /> or outside a TOD area designated on Figure 4-7 Official Kona Land Use Map, <br /> that is not a TOD, TND, or infill shall require an amendment to the Kona CDP. <br /> Policy LU-2.8 (2)(c) addresses State Land Use Boundary Amendments in the Kona <br /> Urban Area and reads: "State Land Use. Where a rezoning application meets the above <br /> criteria, the County shall support a State Land Use Urban Boundary amendment for <br /> lands within the County Urban Expansion Area. " <br /> The proposed State Land Use Boundary Amendment fulfils the criteria as <br /> prescribed by Policy LU-2.8 (2) (c) of the KCDP, which addresses State Land Use <br /> Boundary Amendments in the Kona Urban Area. As prescribed in the criteria of Policy <br /> -2- <br />