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Dru Kanuha, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 6 would be applicable to them. For example, in this area in the general vicinity of Mountain View, there are over 1,000 basically contiguous acres zoned A -20a consisting of 25 to 50 -acre lots that could potentially come in for a similar change of zone if private water catchment systems were allowed to meet minimum water requirements for a change of zone. Also consider that this compromise of the concurrency standards can easily be translated to urban areas as well, subjugating the legislative intent of the County's concurrency requirements to have standard expectations for water supply for new rezomngs. The proposed change of zone from an Agricultural 20 -Acre (A -20a) to an Agricultural 5 -Acre (A -5a) zoning district does not conform to the goals, objectives and actions of the Puna Community Development Plan. Another negative factor supporting this unfavorable recommendation is that the request is not consistent with the goals, objectives and actions of the Puna Community Development Plan. Regional and/or Community Development Plans are intended to implement the broad goals within the General Plan on a regional basis. They serve to designate and coordinate detailed development patterns and infrastructure needs throughout the County. The plans detail land use policies and infrastructure priorities, transportation, recreation and other major land use policies within each area, and must be developed with participation by the affected communities and adopted by ordinance by the County Council. The Puna Community Development Plan was adopted by the Hawaii County Council, Ordinance 08 116, on September 10, 2008 and was amended: November 4, 2010 by Ordinance No. 10-104; June 8, 2011 by Ordinance Nos. 11-51, 11-52, & 11-53; and December 6, 2011 by Ordinance No. 11-117 & 11-118. The Planning Department received a memo from the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. The memo stated: "We find the change of zone request to be consistent with the Puna Community Plan Section 3.2 on Agriculture and Economic Development. • Many areas formerly in sugar cane production and highly suitable for diversified crops are not available for small farming operations.