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<br /> Honorable Leningrad Elarionoff, Chair <br /> and Members of the Committee on Planning <br /> <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> Page 7 <br /> <br /> June 14, 2004 <br /> Community Development Plan Process <br /> While emphasizing the importance of such plans, Draft 2 deletes the process specified in <br /> Draft 1 for adopting CDP's by ordinance. Plans adopted by resolution lack teeth. The <br /> CDP's should be enacted by ordinance. <br /> "Floating Zones" <br /> The current (1989) General Plan and previous General Plan contained the concept of <br /> "floating zone" for industrial and retreat resort uses. The "floating zone" means that the <br /> Council could rezone such uses as a "floating zone" even if their specific location is not <br /> shown on the LUPAG maps. (Note that if LUPAG map consistency had not been <br /> required, everything would be a "floating zone" and there would be no need to have it as <br /> a separate concept in the General Plan.) Draft 1 removed the "floating zone", because it is <br /> not consistent with the idea that one should plan ahead for land uses. There does tend to <br /> be a difficulty, however, in that many of the rural areas do not have aeeas zoned for the <br /> kinds ofservice-oriented light industrial uses that aze often necessary, and do not have <br /> "Industrial" designations on the LUPAG maps. So Draft 1 stated in the "Courses of <br /> Action" that such uses could be zoned within certain areas not specifically mapped for <br /> industrial uses, like within the Honalo area. <br /> If the Council wishes to continue the "floating zone" on a limited basis, the General Plan <br /> should specify the reasons that a floating zone can be utilized, and the general locations. <br /> Otherwise, it becomes an invitation to spot zoning. <br /> Conservation Lands <br /> Draft 2 eliminates language in Draft 1 (on p. 347) that would allow small-scale <br /> recreational facilities in Conservation. This should be retained. Among other reasons, <br /> the County must sometimes review SMA (Special Management Area) permits in <br /> Conservation areas, for example, for public parks. This language makes it clear that such <br /> facilities maybe consistent with the Conservation designation. <br /> Other Policy Changes <br /> Draft 2 eliminates the "Courses of Action" that are in the current General Plan and in <br /> Draft 1. While some of these aze included within other policies, many have been <br /> <br />