PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-032)

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Mauka area Important Agricultural. This type of land is attributed to those lands with "better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. " Based on the retention of the Agriculture (A-5a) designation, the project would be consistent with the General Plan LUPAG map, and no amendment to the map is needed. C. Kona Community Development Plan The August 1998 rezoning ordinance predated the adoption of the Kona Community Development Plan("CDP"). As such, this section addresses the request's relationship to the CDP. Section 15.1 of the County General Plan called for the development and eventual County Council adoption of Community Development Plans. The General Plan states that the CDP "will translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific geographical areas." The General Plan also notes that should the CDP require a General Plan amendment, it could he considered concurrent with the adoption of the CDP. However, "If there is a direct conflict between the Community Development Plan and the General Plan, the General Plan shall be controlling." Pursuant to the above, the Kona CDP was developed and adopted by the County Council during the latter part of the year 2008. The CDP identified its vision to be "A more sustainable Kona characterized by a deep respect for the culture and the environment...." In terms of guiding urban and rural developments, one of the adopted principles called for developments in rural areas (such as the subject area) are directed to existing rural towns and villages. The subject property is situated outside of the Kona Urban Area and outside of the road concurrency map. In addition to the concurrency and land use map provision, the CDP also identified several principles related to the "vision" noted above. These principles and their relationship to the proposed rezoning follow. a. Protect Kona's natural resources and culture. The subject site does not have any critical natural resources, having been already developed as a farm with farm dwellings. The site is designated "X" on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Flood Insurance Rate Map. This is areas outside of the 100-year storm. Appropriate on-site mitigation to accommodate project-generated drainage--if needed - will be addressed and implemented during the building permit and construction phases of this project. There are also no known floral or avifaunal resources 10