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.............. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> •�===Vie::•;. <br /> 1),Tt of,N.!,�� <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 464 14 <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO INITIATE AN <br /> INTERIM AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII GENERAL PLAN TO <br /> REVISE THE LAND USE PATTERN ALLOCATION GUIDE MAP DESIGNATIONS <br /> FOR THE KEA'AU REGIONAL TOWN CENTER, KEA'AU, PUNA, HAWAII. <br /> WHEREAS, on September 10, 2008, the County of Hawai`i ("County") adopted the <br /> Puna Community Development Plan ("CDP") by Ordinance No. 08-116 with the themes of <br /> preserving and respecting natural, historical and cultural features, addressing growth <br /> management and focusing on sustainable approaches to transportation; and <br /> WHEREAS, to manage growth by encouraging a more efficient and environmentally- <br /> sustainable land use pattern, the Puna CDP designated specific parts of Kea'au as a Regional <br /> Town Center (Exhibit A) to provide a wide range of commercial, residential and public/quasi- <br /> public uses for the Puna district in addition to Regional Town Centers in Pahoa and Hawaiian <br /> Paradise Park; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Puna CDP, as amended by Ordinance No. 10-104, sets forth the <br /> following objectives and actions relating to regional town centers: <br /> Land Use Pattern Objective 3.1.2.c <br /> "Enhance the role of existing and new village/town centers by allowing expanded <br /> commercial uses, facilitating the development of farmers markets and community <br /> gathering places, opportunities for special needs housing, and infrastructure to support <br /> more compact development form and multi-modal travel." <br /> Land Use Pattern Objective 3.1.2.e <br /> "Target investments in public services and infrastructure to promote the development of <br /> village/town centers and, secondarily, to serve the peripheral subdivision areas." <br /> Land Use Pattern Action 3.2.3.c <br /> "Recommend reviewing the Urban Expansion Area designations in the County of <br /> Hawai`i General Plan LUPAG, except where they correspond to the recommended <br /> Regional Town Center and industrial boundaries."; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i General Plan ("General Plan") Land Use Pattern <br /> Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designations for the Kea'au Regional Town Center area are <br /> inconsistent with the Objectives, Actions and Land Use Recommendations of the Puna CDP; and <br />