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if applicable, any adopted design guidelines and/or standards affecting <br /> the project area. The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the <br /> coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals, <br /> policies, standards, and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion,to <br /> designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor <br /> services, industry, agriculture, and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the <br /> County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set <br /> forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's <br /> residents. Land use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The <br /> Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly <br /> and privately-owned resources. The proposed change of zone will be consistent with the <br /> following goals,policies, and standard of the Land Use-Single-Family Residential and <br /> Housing Elements of the General Plan: <br /> ■ Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and mix and in <br /> keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. <br /> ■ Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or <br /> projected needs of neighborhood, community, region, and County. <br /> ■ Zoning request shall be reviewed with respect to General Plan designation, <br /> district goals, regional plans, State Land Use District, compatibility with adjacent <br /> zoned uses, availability ofpublic services and utilities, access, and public need. <br /> ■ To ensure compatible uses within and adjacent to single-family residential zoned <br /> areas. <br /> ■ Incorporate reasonable flexibility in codes and ordinances to achieve a diversity <br /> ofsocio-economic housing mix and to permit aesthetic balance between single- <br /> family residential structures and open spaces. <br /> ■ Designate and allocate single-family residential zoned lands at varying densities <br /> for future use in accordance with the needs of the communities and he stated <br /> goals,policies, and standards. <br /> ■ Vacant lands in urban areas and urban expansion areas should be made <br /> available for residential uses before additional agricultural lands are converted <br /> into residential uses. <br /> -6- <br />