PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000027)

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Given the above, combined with the fact that the property is over five (5) miles from the ocean, the goals and objectives of this element would be fulfilled. 4. Shoreline Area As the site is not a shoreline or coastal property, this element is not applicable. The other theme is Managing Growth_ For this, six (6) elements were identified. These elements and their relationship to the project follow. 1. Land Use Pattern The Implementation Section (Chapter 5) of the CDP identifies, among others, Regional Town Centers within which commercial areas are further identified. In this particular area, the Regional Town Center has been identified within the Hawaiian Paradise Park. That site, however, has not been developed nor zoned, making it essentially unavailable. It should be noted that Section 5.2.1 of the CDP focuses on the land use entitlement process as it relates to regional town centers and community village centers states that "Future zone changes and State land use boundary amendments for the regional town centers and community village centers at Kea'au, Pahoa, and Hawaiian Paradise Park shall be consistent with the LUPAG map designations of the General Plan." (Emphasis added). In this situation, the land use entitlement is thorough a Special Permit and not a State Land Use boundary and zone change, a process that allows for comprehensive discussion of a project's impacts and needs. Further, in considering land use applications, the CDP does not mandate consideration of only those sites that fall exactly within designated regional, community, or neighborhood centers. The designated areas are to be used as guides, thus enabling land use applications to be considered in a much broader policy context. Given the above, this request is being evaluated against the articulated goals and objectives of the Managing Growth theme. The request would be consistent with the following Goals of the CDP: 7