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industry, agriculture, and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's <br /> service and circulation systems. The overall goals, policies and standards are set forth to <br /> physically plan the lands in the County in the best interest of the island's residents. Land <br /> Use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use <br /> Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and <br /> privately owned resources. The request conforms to the following goals and policies of <br /> the General Plan Land Use Element: <br /> ■ Allocate appropriate requested zoning in accordance with the existing or <br /> projected needs of neighborhood, community, region and County. <br /> ■ Zoning requests 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 /> ■ Designate and allocate industrial areas in appropriate proportions and in <br /> keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. <br /> ■ Support the creation of industrial parks in appropriate locations as an alternative <br /> to strip development. <br /> ■ Achieve a broader diversification of local industries by providing opportunities <br /> for new industries and strengthening existing industries. <br /> ■ Locate industrial areas convenient to transportation facilities, and provide a <br /> variety of industrial zoned districts and lot sizes, depending on the needs of the <br /> industries and the communities. <br /> ■ Improve the aesthetic quality of industrial sites and protect amenities of adjacent <br /> areas by requiring landscaping, open spaces, buffer zones, and design guidelines. <br /> ■ Industrial development shall be located in areas adequately served by <br /> transportation, utilities, and other essential infrastructure. <br /> ■ Industrial-commercial mixed use districts shall be provided in appropriate <br /> locations. <br /> ■ Require developers to provide basic infrastructure necessary for development. <br /> Additionally, the request conforms to the following General Plan courses of action in <br /> Section 14.4.5.6.2, specific to the South Kohala District: <br /> -3- <br />