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<br /> Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman <br /> <br /> and Members of the County Council <br /> <br /> Page 5 <br /> * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by <br /> transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing <br /> areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately <br /> funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. <br /> * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. <br /> * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. <br /> * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent noncompatible <br /> uses of land. <br /> * The County shall identify sites suitable for future industrial activities <br /> Agricultural Element <br /> * Protect and encourage the intensive utilization of the County's important <br /> agricultural lands. <br /> * Identify, protect and maintain important agriculture lands on the island of <br /> Hawaii. <br /> * The compatibility of agricultural and non-agricultural uses should be carefully <br /> reviewed and where appropriate, buffers required. <br /> * Rural-style residential-agricultural developments, such as new small-scale rural <br /> communities or extensions of existing rural communities, shall be encouraged in <br /> appropriate locations. <br /> The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the <br /> General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and <br /> courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It <br /> reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among various land uses and the <br /> expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUPAG Map establishes the <br /> basic land use pattern for areas within the County. Therefore, changes and requests for <br /> amendments to the LUPAG Map must be evaluated against applicable goals, policies <br /> and standards of the General Plan. The reclassification action also conforms to the <br /> LUPAG Map which designates the area for Industrial Area. The Industrial Area <br /> designation include uses such as manufacturing and processing, wholesaling, large <br /> storage and transportation facilities and light industrial uses. The urban classification <br /> would be a reasonable expansion of industrial activities associated with the existing <br /> Industrial designation and the existing industrial uses in the area. <br /> Since 1971, the area of the old Puna Sugar Mill has been designated as <br /> Industrial Area. During the 1989 General Plan Comprehensive Review, the Industrial <br /> Area designation was expanded by redesignating lands in the vicinity from Intensive <br /> Agricultural and Orchards to Industrial. This area was considered for industrial <br /> expansion as a variety of Industrial uses have been established in the vicinity through <br /> the Special Permit process. The County had determined that the industrial designation <br /> <br />