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PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN <br /> PROPOSED AMENDMENTS <br /> [e:] d. Facilitate land use entitlements and financing for the development of new village /town <br /> centers by: <br /> — Creating a [ "floating zonc" for new village /town centers with pre determined <br /> development standards based on village /town center type that can be applied to the <br /> village /town center once its location has been determined;] regional town center plan <br /> for each village /town area as prescribed in Section 5.2.1; and <br /> — Providing loan guarantees or making grants to community associations or <br /> partnerships for the development of necessary infrastructure for the village /town <br /> center. <br /> Refer to Chapter S for more detailed implementation guidelines on this proposed action. <br /> [f ] e. Amend the zoning code and /or apply district -wide rezoning to limit allowable building <br /> footprint on residential and agricultural -zoned lands, except for sites designated as <br /> village /town centers or for land pooling projects. <br /> [g.] f. Require County agencies to establish Level of Service standards for County infrastructure <br /> and services and report periodically on the degree to which these standards are being met <br /> in Puna and proposed steps towards meeting those standards, if they are not being <br /> achieved. <br /> [11,-] g_ Urge the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to conform to the goals and <br /> objectives of the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) with respect to the use and <br /> development of its lands. <br /> [id h. Reduce property tax assessments and payments to token amounts for properties whose <br /> development rights have been removed or significantly and permanently reduced by <br /> means of a conservation easement, [transfer of development rights,] land pooling or <br /> similar measure. <br /> [j-] i. Conduct a study on the impacts from subdivision build -out based on predictions related <br /> to: native ecosystems; potential potable water well sites; and flooding due to loss of <br /> forest. <br /> [k J j Require that notice of pending applications for special permits, variances and zoning <br /> changes be given to property owners within a greater distance from the affected site than <br /> is now required by law. <br /> 3.2 AGRICULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> Puna is primarily an agriculture district with high diversification of production. Even <br /> with the demise of sugar cane production in Puna, agriculture remains a viable economic land <br /> use, both for commercial export of products and for local consumption. <br /> With the transition in recent decades from plantation -based agriculture to smaller - scale, <br /> diversified agricultural operations, Puna faces several challenges. Below are those that the Puna <br /> Community Development Plan attempts to address in some way: <br /> • Rising land costs, especially within subdivisions where residential dwellings are the <br /> principal use, make it difficult for new farmers to acquire land for a viable <br /> agricultural operation. <br /> 3 -7 <br />