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~t+,os <br /> I+4'4 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> • <br /> 9j~•Of•N'+~ <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 381 06 <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE COUNCIL ACTION ON REZONING APPLICATIONS IN <br /> <br /> THE DISTRICTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KONA UNTIL THE NORTH AND SOUTH <br /> KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN I5 ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE. <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Constitution, Article IX, Section 6, Management of State <br /> Population Growth, states: <br /> "The State and its political subdivisions, as provided by general law, shall <br /> plan and manage the growth of the population to protect and preserve the public <br /> health and welfare; except that each political subdivision, as provided by general <br /> law, may plan and manage the growth of its population in a more restrictive manner <br /> than the State."; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter Section 3-15, from which the General Plan <br /> emerged as a major policy document, states, in part: <br /> "The county council shall adopt by ordinance a general plan which shall set <br /> forth the council's policy for long-range comprehensive physical development of the <br /> county. It shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and <br /> principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for <br /> residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes <br /> and such other matter as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, <br /> economic, and governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure <br /> the coordinated development of the county and to promote the general welfare and <br /> prosperity of its people.... <br /> (b) No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, <br /> shall be initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general <br /> plan...."; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County General Plan, Section 15.1, Community Development <br /> Plans, states, in part: <br /> "The Community Development Plans are intended to be the forum for <br /> community input into managing growth and coordinating the delivery of government <br /> services to the community. The Community Development Plans will translate the <br /> broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific <br /> geographical areas...." <br /> <br />