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COUNTY OF HAWAII*STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 561 05 A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND PLANNING COMMISSION A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25, ZONING CODE, HAWAPI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUPERSTORE ZONING DISTRICT. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii is a unique and special island community with a quality of life, natural beauty, and rural character admired worldwide; and WHEREAS, the protection and preservation of our unique quality of life, natural beauty, and rural character are dependent on proper planning and reasonable growth policies consistent with existing natural conditions and inherent limitations on population and development within an island community that suffers- serious road deficiencies; and WHEREAS, the Charter of the County of Hawaii (2000), section 3-I5, states that a general plan shall be adopted by ordinance, and states further, in part, that such a general plan shall "contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural. commercial, industrial and other purposes which shall be consistent with the proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation of our natural beauty and historical sites' and WHEREAS, section 1.1 of the County of Hawai` General Plan states, in part. that it is the purpose of the General Plan to "improve the physical environment of the County as a setting for human activities; to make it more functional, beautiful, healthful, interesting, and efficient" and to "promote and safeguard the public interest of the County as a whole"; and WHEREAS, the County Council, as the elected representatives of the residents of County of Hawaii and the policy-making body of County government, should exercise its authority for the establishment of effective land use regulation in the County; and WHEREAS, the experience of communities across the United States has shown that the development of "superstores" can result in adverse community impacts including traffic congestion, increased demand on government infrastructure, negative environmental consequences, and harmful impacts on small businesses: and WHEREAS, chapter 25, article I, section 25-1-5, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition as amended), particularly in its definition of "Retail establishment , does not adequately address the impacts of"superstores'; and WHEREAS, chapter 25, article 2, section 25-2-43(b), I lawari County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) provides. in pertinent part, that "The council shall refer any proposed council -initiated amendment to this chapter to the director and the commission with requests for