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0 <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />COIJPTY OF HAWAII <br />COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ - STATE 00 OAPI3 05 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 4G4 1.4 <br />A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO INITIATE AN <br />INTERIM AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII GENERAL PLAN TO <br />REVISE THE LAND USE PATTERN ALLOCATION GUIDE MAP DESIGNATIONS <br />FOR THE KEA`AU REGIONAL TOWN CENTER, KEA`AU, PUNA, HAWAPI. <br />WHEREAS, on September 10, 2008, the County of Hawaii ( "County ") adopted the <br />Puna Community Development Plan ( "CDP ") by Ordinance No. 08 -116 with the themes of <br />preserving and respecting natural, historical and cultural features, addressing growth <br />management and focusing on sustainable approaches to transportation; and <br />WHEREAS, to manage growth by encouraging a more efficient and environmentally - <br />sustainable land use pattern, the Puna CDP designated specific parts of Kea`au as a Regional <br />Town Center (Exhibit A) to provide a wide range of commercial, residential and public /quasi- <br />public uses for the Puna district in addition to Regional Town Centers in Pahoa and Hawaiian <br />Paradise Park; and <br />WHEREAS, the Puna CDP, as amended by Ordinance No. 10 -104, sets forth the <br />following objectives and actions relating to regional town centers: <br />Land Use Pattern Objective 3.1.2.c <br />"Enhance the role of existing and new village/town centers by allowing expanded <br />commercial uses, facilitating the development of farmers markets and community <br />gathering places, opportunities for special needs housing, and infrastructure to support <br />more compact development form and multi -modal travel." <br />Land Use Pattern Objective 3.1.2.e <br />"Target investments in public services and infrastructure to promote the development of <br />village/town centers and, secondarily, to serve the peripheral subdivision areas." <br />Land Use Pattern Action 3.2.3.c <br />"Recommend reviewing the Urban Expansion Area designations in the County of <br />Hawaii General Plan LUPAG, except where they correspond to the recommended <br />Regional Town Center and industrial boundaries. "; and <br />WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii General Plan ( "General Plan ") Land Use Pattern <br />Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designations for the Kea`au Regional Town Center area are <br />inconsistent with the Objectives, Actions and Land Use Recommendations of the Puna CDP; and <br />093750 <br />