PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2022-000033)

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currently apply. As such, the Deputy Director recommends a condition requiring the applicant to comply with Chapter 11 Housing Code to ensure that County affordable housing requirements are met,with the 10% affordable housing units constructed on-site in compliance with LUC requirements counting toward the overall County affordable housing requirements. Granting of the amendments would not be contrary to the General Plan, Kona Community Development Plan, or Zoning Code. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. The LUPAG map identifies the subject properties and its immediately adjacent area as "Urban Expansion Area"with a small area of"Low Density Urban" close to the highway. The "Urban Expansion Area" allows for a mix of high density,medium density, low density, industrial, industrial-commercial and/or open designations in areas where new settlements may be desirable,but where the specific settlement pattern and mix of uses have not yet been determined. The"Low Density Urban" designation allows for residential, with ancillary community and public uses, and neighborhood and convenience-type commercial uses with an overall residential density of up to six units per acre. The existing RM-5 zoning and the proposed 450-unit Royal Vistas multiple family residential project, if allowed to proceed, will establish a land use pattern consistent with the both the urban expansion and low-density development pattern recommended by the General Plan. In addition, the proposed development meets the following goals,policies, and standards of the Land Use-Multiple Residential and Housing Elements of the General Plan: Land Use-Multiple Residential ■ To provide for multiple residential developments that maximize convenience for its occupants. ■ To provide for suitable living environments that accommodate the physical, social and economic needs of the island residents. 9