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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 101 ORDINANCE NO. 1 1 117 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE NO. 08 -116 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 10- 104, RELATING TO FORMATTING AND CLERICAL REVISIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Chapter 2, section 2.1 (Historical, Cultural, and Scenic Resources), subsection 2.1.3 (Actions), of the Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended by amending paragraph (a) to read as follows: "a. Propose Special Design Districts with detailed planning, design standards and review procedures for the following areas: [ -] 1) Volcano Village historic core and the separate Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone (see Section [2,-373-a] 2.2.3a); [ -] 2) Pahoa Town; [ -] ) Kea'au Town; and [ -] 4) Kurtistown -to- Mountain View corridor. Refer to Chapter S for implementation guidelines related to this action." SECTION 2. Chapter 2, section 2.2 (Native Forests and Geological Features), subsection 2.2.3 (Actions), of the Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended by amending paragraph (a) to read as follows: "a. Enact a BRBZ, either separately or as an overlay district for the Volcano area, to include proposing the following provisions and other supporting measures: [ -] 1) Standards for maximum land disturbance within the BRBZ; [ -] 2) A system to monitor the `Ohi`a forest canopy [with] within the BRBZ; [ -] a) A set of economic incentives designed to reduce forest clearance and the number of developable lots within the BRBZ; [ -] 4) Mitigation standards and procedures that provide guidelines for the restoration and re- planting of disturbed areas; [ -] 5) A study to mitigate localized flooding in ecologically friendly ways, such as using vacant, forested lots to absorb floodwaters (see also Action c. in Section 2.3.3); [ -] 6) Use of "small- footprint" septic tanks to reduce lot grading;