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decisions must be also considered as they may have an impact on similar areas in the County. The proposed Change of Zone from an Agricultural (A-20a) to a Family Agricultural (FA-la)zoning district will conform to, among others,the following goals,policies and standards of the General Plan and the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP). The General Plan is intended to be used as a policy guide for the coordinated growth and development of all sectors of the County. It sets forth goals,policies, standards and courses of action to accommodate growth without congestion, to designate and preserve the lands needed for residential use, commercial and visitor services, industry, agriculture and open space, and to coordinate these uses with the County's service and circulation systems. The overall goals,policies and standards are set forth to physically plan the lands in the County in the best interests of the island's residents. Land use is one of the principal focal points of public concern and policy. The Land Use Element provides the primary basis for direct control and guidance of publicly and privately owned resources. The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map component of the General Plan is a representation of the document's goals and policies to guide the coordinate growth and development of the County and reflects a graphic depiction of the physical relationship among the various land uses. The LUPAG Map establishes the basic urban and non-urban form for areas within the County. In most cases, the LUPAG map shows the general location of a particular designation, and the boundaries are not meant to be precisely scaled(e.g., not intended to be interpreted with along parcel lines or with metes and bounds precision). While the LUPAG map shows the rezone area as important agricultural lands (IAL), the Director determined that the area should be situated within the extensive agricultural (EA) designation given its similar agricultural characteristics to EA designated lands to the west. The EA designation includes lands that are not capable of producing sustained, high agricultural yields without the intensive application of modern farming methods and technologies due to certain physical constraints such as soil composition, slope, machine tillability and climate. According to the Zoning Code, the -2-