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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 3 * Zone urban- and rural-types of uses in areas with ease of access to community services and employment centers and with adequate public utilities and facilities. * Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. * The county shall encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. * Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent zoned uses, availability of public services and utilities, access and public need. The proposed request would also complement the following goals and policies of the Industrial Element: * Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in keeping with the social, cultural and physical environments of the County. * It shall be the policy of the County to achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities for new industries and strengthening existing industries. * Through its zoning powers, the County shall locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities, and provide a variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of the industries and the communities. * Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by transportation, utilities and other amenities. Redeveloping or newly developing areas shall be developed in concert with programmed public and privately funded infrastructure to meet the expected needs. * Topography of industrial land shall be reasonably level. * Industrial development shall be conveniently located to its labor resource. * Buffer zones shall be established between industrial and adjacent non-compatible uses of land.