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Heather Kimball, Council Chair and Members of the County Council September 15, 2023 Page 3 physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. Land Use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. The request conforms to the followinggoals, policies, and standards of the General Plan Land Use Element: ■ Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. ■ Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need. The request also conforms to the following General Plan goals, specific to the District of Hamakua: Assist the further development of agriculture and continue to cooperate with the agricultural sector and other appropriate agencies to provide the necessary services to assist agriculture. . ■ Encourage large landowners to make agricultural lands available for agriculture 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 proposed A -5a .zoning conforms to the LUPAG Map that designates the subject property as Extensive Agricultural (ea), which includes lands not classified as Important Agricultural Land and lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and climate. Other less intensive agricultural uses such as grazing and pasture may be included in the Extensive Agriculture category. Based on the preceding, the proposed A -5a zoning would effectuate a decrease in density that would be consistent with the LUPAG designation and the land use goals for the island and district.