PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-REZ-2023-000048)

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c. Project Timetable and Cost The applicant hopes to secure the requested change of zone approval as soon as possible and begin the subdivision process immediately thereafter. Tentatively, plans call for securing all necessary permissions and permits by mid-2024. IV. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS a. State Land Use The subject site is designated State Land Use Urban (Figure 3). No State Land Use Boundary Amendment would be required to permit the requested change of zone and no State Land Use Commission action is required. The County of Hawaii can process the rezoning request. b. County General Plan The General Plan provides for the long-range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. It provides direction for balanced growth in the County. The County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide ("LUPAG") map designates the site as Low Density Urban (Figure 4). This designation identifies lands with uses for residential use with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses. Approval of the requested change of zone from Agricultural to Residential would be in line with the property's existing Low Density Urban LUPAG designation. The following General Plan goals are consistent with the requested action: 2.2 Goals a. Provide residents with opportunities to improve their quality of life through economic development that enhances the County's natural and social environments. b. Economic development and improvements shall be in balance with the physical, social, and cultural environments of the Island of Hawaii. 4.2 Goals a. Define the most desirable use of land within the County that achieves an ecological balance providing residents and visitors the quality of life and an environment in which the natural resources of the island are viable and sustainable. 7