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The first General Plan document to be completed after the ratification of the County <br /> <br /> Charter in 1968 was adopted by ordinance on December 15, 1971 by the County Council. Upon <br /> <br /> adoption of the General Plan in 1971, the Council laid the foundation for establishing a <br /> <br /> comprehensive planning program for the County of Hawaii. This program consists of three <br /> <br /> interrelated parts arranged in a hierarchy as described below[.] and illustrated in Fi¢ure I. <br /> The General Plan represents the first level and encompasses long-range goals, policies, <br /> hand] standards, and courses of action for the entire County. The General Plan also <br /> provides the legal basis for all of the other elements of the County's planning structure. As <br /> such, the General Plan is the highest order, or "umbrella" plan. It establishes the outer <br /> limits or boundaries within which the County must operate. <br /> The second level consists of short and middle range plans [which] that further define the <br /> long-range goals and policies of the General Plan. These plans are related to specific <br /> regions or districts (Hilo, Kona, Kohala, Ka'u, etc.), functions (recreation, agriculture, <br /> drainage, highways, etc.)[;], and [for] specific areas within a region (Kailua-Kona, <br /> Downtown Hilo, etc.). <br /> The third level consists of specific mechanisms to implement the two higher levels of the <br /> planning hierarchy. These include the Zoning and Subdivision Codes[,] and both the <br /> operating and capital improvement program budgets. <br /> 5 <br /> Introduction <br /> <br />