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C. Hamakua Community Development Plan The Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP) attempts to further define the General Plan and serves as a guide for decision- makers. At the time of filling this application, the Hawaii County Council has yet to adopt the HCDP as an ordinance. However, if based on the available draft of the HDCP then the proposed change of zone request is conducive to the goals and policies outlined in the said draft of the HCDP. 3.1.2 General Plan Settlement Framework The General Plan articulates the overall County's preferred settlement pattern in section 14.1: The future improvement and development objectives are directed toward making urban and rural centers more efficient, livable, and safe. Growth should be encouraged in terms of renewing older areas or extending existing areas. The creation of new urban and rural centers should be initiated only when it is in the public interest and must be accompanied by commitments from both government and the private sector for the development of basic community and public facilities and services. Infrastructure costs less when new residential areas are located near existing highways, water and sewer lines, and employment centers. Policy 4 In order to preserve larger lot agricultural lands for productive agricultural use, allow rural development on lands near urban areas vs where an intermediate land use between residential and,productive agricultural areas is consistent with the surrounding uses and rural character. This is reflected in the location of"Rural" (R) areas on the official Land Use Policy Map, which is intended to facilitate changes of zone to "Residential and Agricultural District" (RA) or the "Family Agricultural District" (FA). The maximum density for the Rural designation in the Planning Area shall be 1 unit per 1 acre. Policy 5 In the official Land Use Policy Map, the urban growth boundary between developed areas (designated "Low/Medium Density Urban") and lands designated as agricultural or rural (designated "Important Agriculture Land"or "Extensive Agriculture"or "Rural") is intended to be parcel-specific in the Hamakua CDP planning area. Areas that are clearly beyond the designated urban growth boundaries shall be. 3