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The Council also recognizes that the P.U.D. ordinance must clearly identify the purpose of a P.U.D., spell out the application and review process and procedural guidelines, and provide opportunities for public involvement in the P.U.D. approval process. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Chapter 25 of the Hawaii County Code to clarify the purpose of a P.U.D., clarify procedural guidelines for submitting a P.U.D. application, define the requirements of a P.U.D. project, and to provide an opportunity for greater community involvement in the approval process for a P.U.D. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 6, division 1 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Division 1. Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.). Section 25-6-1. Purpose. The purpose of planned unit development (P.U.D.) is to encourage comprehensive site planning that is compatible with the surrounding community and that adapts the design of development to the land, by allowing diversification in the relationships of [ ,] buildings, structures, open spaces and yards, building heights, and lot sizes in planned building groups, while still insuring that the intent of this chapter is observed. Approval of a P.U.D. allows a comprehensive set of deviations and variances from the zoning and subdivision codes to be applied to a development in order to encourage creativity in land planning, site design, and the protection of environmentally sensitive lands not possible with conventional zoning and subdivision standards. In return for greater flexibility in site design requirements, a P.U.D. requires a high standard for the protection of environmentally sensitive and important agricultural lands. Section 25-6-2. Minimum land area required. The minimum land area required for a P.U.D. shall be two acres. Section 25-6-3. Application for P.U.D. [per-nd ]; requirements. An application for a P.U.D. [permit] may be filed by a property owner or any other person with the property owner's consent, shall be on a form prescribed for this purpose by the director, and shall be accompanied by: (1) A filing fee of $500. (2) A written description of the proposed project, including the following information: (A) A description of the property in sufficient detail to determine the precise location of the property involved; (B) A statement of objectives and reasons for the requested P.U.D. [petrit], including an analysis of how the request satisfies the standards contained in section 25-6-10; (C) A list of all requested deviations or variances from the requirements of chapter 23 (subdivisions) and chapter 25 (zoning), Hawaii County Code (D) A schedule for the timetable of the proposed development; and 2