WPC Porposed FOF, COL, and D&O (PL-SMA-2024-060)

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structures,existing and potential fisheries and fishing grounds, wildlife habitats or potential or existing agricultural uses of land, pursuant to Section 205 A-26(3)(E) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. L. At the September 5, 2024 hearing, the Commission voted to deny (with four Commissioners in favor of the motion to deny, one opposed and one excused) the Applicant's application for a Special Management Use Permit. The Commission's denial is based on the following mixed findings of fact and conclusions of law. M. The State Land Use Designation is Urban. 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 County of Hawaii General Plan designation for this property is Resort. N. The Hawaii County General Plan identifies the visions, values and priorities important to the people of this County and promotes and safeguards the public interest and the interest of the County as a whole and the Applicant's project, designed to address the increasing demand for housing rentals in Hilo, does not address the priorities of the people of Hawaii County. Although the proposed project suggests that housing offered at 100%, 120% and 140% Area Median Income addresses increasing demand for housing (only three of the seventeen units are below 100% AMI), the Commission was not persuaded that these housing units were either desired or useful for the people of the County. Based on the above, the proposed use is inconsistent with the 2005 County of Hawaii General Plan. O. The proposed use will have a substantial adverse environmental and/or ecological 11