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neighborhood- oriented services " may occur within the LUPAG "alternate urban expansion areas ", the General Plan should be more closely aligned to the Puna CDP; and • inconsistencies between the General Plan LUPAG map and the Puna CDP recommendations, growth within the Kea`au Regional Town Center has been primarily confined to a core in which specific settlement patterns have not yet been fixed and which is currently designated Medium Density Urban by the General Plan- LUPAG, with limited opportunity in the Low Density Urban area for higher density residential units and retail and office commercial uses to support the regional town center. For these reasons, the County Council, through this resolution, expressed its support of "... these amendments because it supports the Kea `au Regional Town Center principles and designation adopted in the Puna CDP and determines the development of the Kea `au Regional Town Center will serve the interest of thepublic by stimulating growth through sustainable principles that will provide for improved public infrastructure systems and facilities, direct and indirect employment, and a continued sense of place outlined herein, in the Puna CDP, and in the General Plan." While the Council's support was for the expansion of Urban Expansion Area within the Kea`au Town Center, public workshops held by the Planning Director and input by the Puna CDP Action Committee clearly conveyed the desire to not allow industrial uses within the town center, resulting in this current proposal for a Medium Density Urban designation to fill the town center area that will still achieve the original intent and purpose of the Council's resolution. This current proposal would expand upon the existing Medium Density Urban designated area within Kea`au town that currently encumbers about 52 acres. GENERAL PLAN LUPAG MAP The General Plan is the policy document for the long -range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. The LUPAG Map is a component of the General Plan land use element. The land use element seeks 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 services and circulation systems. The land use pattern is a broad, flexible design intended to guide the direction and quality of future developments in a coordinated and rational manner. -2-