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The General Plan Facilities Maps show general locations of public and private facilities and <br />utilities, and existing and proposed transportation networks. Other informational maps and <br />tables include lava hazard zones, government-owned lands, historic sites, natural beauty, and <br />military installations. The General Plan Facilities Maps and other maps and tables are to be <br />used for informational purposes only, may be periodically updated, and are included by <br />reference. <br />PART 2. GENERAL PLAN PROGRAM FRAMEWORK <br />The framework of the General Plan program consists of three components: <br />General Plan. The General Plan represents the first level of planning and <br />encompasses long-range objectives, policies, and standards for the entire <br />County. It provides the legal basis for all of the other components of the <br />County's planning program. These broad objectives and policies direct the focus <br />for more detailed planning programs and their implementation. <br />2. Development plans. The second component consists of middle range <br />development plans that implement the broad goals within the General Plan. <br />Development plans focus on action in that they serve to designate and <br />coordinate detailed development patterns and infrastructure needs in a specific <br />geographic area of the County. Development plans may include public facility <br />plans or functional plans. Public facility or functional plans are prepared for a <br />public service system, such as solid waste management, recreation, or roadway <br />circulation. It is not mandatory, but important, that there be a development plan <br />for each region or district. Depending upon its purpose, a development plan <br />may be limited in scope, which may largely be determined by time, funding, <br />community input, needs and priorities. It may contain guidance on one or more <br />planning elements as it relates to desirable land use. A planning element of an <br />area may include roadway system, flooding and drainage control, wastewater <br />facilities, or even architectural design. The need for a development plan should <br />be assessed considering a number of factors, such as the degree to which public <br />infrastructure is challenged by recent or anticipated growth. The Council, the <br />Planning Director or a County department/agency responsible for a <br />function/public facility, with the consent of the Council, may initiate a <br />development plan by resolution. <br />When a development plan provides direction for more specific land use actions <br />within an urban, rural or agricultural form, the General Plan designations will be <br />subject to the specific development plan direction and shall be considered only <br />as the general land use policy guide. <br />A development plan shall identify the following: <br />Financing program. A financing program contains financing strategies and <br />mechanisms by which the public infrastructure will be funded. Examples of <br />financing mechanisms include tax increment financing districts, impact fees, <br />general or special purpose revenue bonds, community facilities districts, and <br />improvement districts. Utilized in conjunction with Federal and State grants - <br />rd <br />