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WAIKOLOA LAND AND CATTLE CO. PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GENERAL PLAN REVISION PROGRAM REASONS FOR APPROVAL OF REQUEST Waikoloa Land and Cattle Co. is requesting that a favorable recommendation of this request for a General Plan Amendment be forwarded to the County Council for the redesignation of land from Conservation to Resort Node, and to include the project area within the list of Resort areas in the Anaehoomalu-Kapalaoa Section of North Kona and South Kohala. The LUPAG Map component of the General Plan is a graphic representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action. It is also a 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. As stated in Section 3-15 of the County Charter, the General Plan shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, economic, resort and other purposes which shall be consistent with proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation of our natural beauty and historical sites; the most desirable density of population in the several parts of the county; a system of principal thoroughfare, highways, streets, public access to the shorelines, and other open spaces; the general location of utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers, light, power, transit, and other purposes; adequate drainage facilities and control; air pollution; and such other matter as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated development of the county and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people. The Charter further states that "The (County) council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other ordinances which shall contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan: and that