Communication No. 2019-09- KCDP Amendments PD Review

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Communication No. 2019-09 legally binding policies are those presented in Section 4.2 Land Use. These policies must may be implemented through land use decisions and development permits issued after the Kona CDP is adopted. Such poli cies, however, would not be retroactive to prior decision - making and existing zoning. Some mandatory policies require balancing with other policies, particularly those that require County funding. Some policies create special provisions that differ from the County Code; these Code - actions especially those affecting agencies over which the plan does not have authority (e.g. State agencies, utilities, non - profits). Each policy is identified by the alpha - numeric code for its TRAN - ond policy of the third objective in the Transportation Element. 7. Actions, that specify how the policy will be implemented. An action may be a precursor to implementing a policy or may specify what is required or recommended to implement it. The list of a ctions are meant to be refined during the process of implementation in consideration of available resources, preservation or conserv ation stud ies required by Federal and State law, more detailed analysis, feasibility and impact analysis, and other factors. Thus, these actions are not legally binding but are meant to be implemented in good faith. The Implementation Action Committee ( I A annual report (see Section 5.2.1). Each action identifies, by acronym (see sidebar), the specific agencies or organizations that will recommended to implement or participate in implementing the action. County agencies identified have a particular responsibility for implementation. Each action also specifies recommends when the action should be implemented, whether it is enacted by the plan, on - going, within one to two years, within two to three years, within three to five years or within five to ten years. Each Action is identifi ed by the alpha - numeric code for its corresponding policy, - policy of the first objective in the Environmental Resources Element. All of the Actions are sum marized in Implementation Matrix in Chapter 5 Action Plan. 8. Official Maps, that are meant to be legally binding provided that infrastructure projects, developments and subsequent actions spatially depicted on these maps comply with cultural and natural reso urce preservation law and provides opportunity for community input prior to implementation . All other figures in the plan not designated as Official Maps are for information purposes only. Because the Official Maps are created from GIS files, these maps may be printed amendment to the plan to add, delete, or rel ocate records on the map. In cases where infrastructure and developments depicted as official Policy Layers conflict with natural and cultural 1 may be realign ed or relocated at the informed discretion of the Planning Director . Changes that improve the accuracy of the map are not considered amendments. The Information Layers provide background and may be changed in any way or removed without a plan amendment. The metadata for the Official Maps specify, at a minimum, the source of the data and explain the attribute features (see Attachment A). The GIS files and metadata shall be housed and maintained 1 Informed discretion can be any combination of resource or impact studies performed by the developer or appropriate government agency, in co njunction with community input. 2