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approval." However, no allowances were made within Division 7—Plan Approval for adjustment to the requirement under Section 25-2-76(d)that "(t)he director shall render a decision to either approve or deny a plan approval application, other than for an agricultural tourism facility, within thirty days after acceptance of the application. If the director fails to render a decision within the thirty-day period, the application shall be considered approved without further certification by the director. " 1986—Waimea Design Plan: The Waimea Design Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 214-86 in October 1986 and provides recommendations and guidelines to: 1. Insure the preservation of Waimea's ranch and agricultural heritage in the face of growth and change; 2. Reinforce the traditional roll of Waimea town as the regional support and service center for ranching and intensive agricultural activities; 3. Encourage the present trend towards the establishment of Waimea as the home base for various educational, cultural, medical, and scientific organizations. Implementation of the Waimea Design Plan included the "(o)ngoing review by the County and community of projects proposed by either the public or private sector, which are affected by the plan. " Since the adoption of the Waimea Design Plan an informal process for requesting and accepting community review of projects affected by the plan has been carried out on a generally consistent and mutually satisfactory basis. However, for emerging local community plans where design guidelines and/or standards are an important element there exists a strong desire for more secure assurances that an opportunity for local review of projects will be provided. 2005—County of Hawaii General Plan: Establishing a means through which local communities are able to participate in permit application review process and to provide comments and recommendations to the approving authorities serves to help fulfill the following in the General Plan: 1) Sec. 1.1 Purpose of the General Plan • Identify the visions, values, and priorities important to the people of the County; • Improve the physical environment of the County as a setting for human activities; to make it more functional, beautiful, healthful, interesting, and efficient; • Facilitate the democratic determination of community policies concerning the utilization of its natural, man-made and human resources; and -2-