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Honorable James Y. Arakeld, Chairman <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for duect control and gmdance <br /> of publicly and privately owned resources. It is also intended to be used as a policy grade <br /> for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth <br /> goals, policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth without <br /> congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial <br /> and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses <br /> with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall Land Use and <br /> Agricultural goals, policies and standards ere set forth to physically plan the lands m the <br /> County rn the best interest of the island's residents. These state the following: <br /> i. rid ice rid A ~l oral <br /> * Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and rn <br /> keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. <br /> * Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or protected <br /> needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. <br /> * The County shall encourage the development and maintenance of commumties <br /> meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social <br /> environment <br /> * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's limited prime <br /> agricultural lands. <br /> * Rural style residential-agricultural developments, such as a new small scale <br /> rural communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be <br /> encouraged in appropriate locations. <br /> * Zoning requests shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, <br /> district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent <br /> zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access, and public need <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the <br /> General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the <br /> coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of <br /> the physical relationship among the vazious land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes <br /> the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County <br /> <br />