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The area designated for community-oriented use is 597 acres, approximately 24% of which has been zoned and/or developed for commercial, residential and public/quasi- public use. The area for region-oriented uses covers 331 acres, approximately 50% of which is now zoned or developed for commercial, industrial or public use. Nearly all of the designated village center is within the State Land Use Urban District. The principal landowner, W.H. Shipman, Ltd., has developed a master plan with commuity participation that indicates not only the development of the area within the designated town center, but, in the long-term, much of their land beyond. Control of most of the land by a single owner facilitates the planning and development of the proposed town center. Commercial development that serves regional uses should be limited to the "regional town center" boundaries. Commercial development that serves community village or neighborhood village uses may be located adjacent to a regional town center. Rezoning for residential development at higher densities, along with zoning for associated neighborhood-oriented services, may occur within the LUPAG "alternate urban expansion areas," provided that such zoning proceeds in phases outward from the designated regional town center. [emphasis added] 5.2.4 Industrial Zoning As indicated in Table 5-1, regional town centers would accommodate primarily "repair shops and other light industrial uses" that would fit compatibly within a mixed- use, "walkable" community that includes schools, parks and high density residential neighborhoods. Generally, light industrial uses may not be compatible with some of the village centers, which are mostly located within existing subdivision neighborhoods, although the Highway 11 site makai of Volcano Village might be a suitable site for such uses serving upper Puna. [emphasis added] RELATED GENERAL PLAN—INITIATED ACTIONS A proposed General Plan Amendment to Urban Expansion Area was also the subject of public meetings held by the Planning Committee and full Council when it adopted Resolution No. 464-14 in July 2014. The Urban Expansion Area proposal was discussed at two Puna CDP Action Committee meetings held on January 13 and February 10, 2015, and two Planning Department Workshops held on February 11 and 12, 2015, at the Kea'au Community Center and the West Hawai`i Civic Center, respectively. Based upon further planning analysis and the public input received, it was determined that Medium Density Urban is a more appropriate General Plan designation as it reduced the -10-