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The Honorable J Yoshimoto, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 2 bottling facility. The applicant states that "there is a possibility that the brewery would be split into two components. One would involve a micro-brewery for beer, and the other could possibility be a distilled brewery for sake." The applicant has submitted a concurrent request for a five-year extension of time to amend Condition No.5 of Special Permit No. 842 approved on May 27, 1993 to establish a brewery, water and soft drink bottling facility and related improvements. In order to consider an area for any type of zoning designation, the applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan must be adequately addressed. It is only through such a comprehensive policy analysis approach that evaluations and decisions can be made to better time and stage developments to achieve growth determined by the General Plan and related planning documents. The implications of these evaluations and decisions must also be considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County, but ultimately, on the future development of the entire island. The proposed change of zone request would conform to the goals, policies, standards of the Land Use and Economic elements ofthe General Plan. The General Plan was developed as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circuiation systems. The proposed request would complement the Land Use and Economic goals, policies and standards in the General Plan set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals, policies, standards and courses of action to guide the coordinated growth and development of the County. It reflects a graphic depiction of the spatial relationships among various land uses and the expressed policy statements of the document itself. The LUP AG Map establishes the basic land use pattern for areas within the County. Therefore, change of zones and requests for amendments to the LUP AG Map must be evaluated against applicable goals, policies and standards of the General Plan. The General Plan LUP AG map identifies the project site as Low Density Urban, which is defined as land uses that are "single family residential in character, ancillary community and public uses, and convenience type commercial uses." Although this request is not for residential uses, it is support the General Plan LUP AG designation and would not frustrate the long-term low density goal envisioned in the General Plan. In