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No LUPAG Rural areas are proposed for these areas due to the prevalence of the surrounding existing rural - style parcels in the homestead areas (e.g., Manowai'opae Homestead Road, Hokumahoe Road, and Kihalani Homestead Road). *COMMENT: This policy that addresses Rural uses does not directly address the issue of taking TMK _055 out of LDU. However both LDU and Rural can provide an intermediate land use or buffer between more intensive uses and agriculture. Policy 4 begs the question in part 3C1 of why the CDP rules out a Rural designation for the homesteads including Kihalani Homestead and parcel 055; when even the CDP admits the homesteads are "defacto rural" *COMMENT: On Kihalani Homestead Road the only parcels that might qualify as "Important Agriculture Land" or "Extensive Agriculture" would be the parcels mauka starting at the end of Kihalani Homestead Road. Otherwise Kihalani Homestead Road is basically "de facto" rural (vs. agricultural "anything") as the CDP states (see the green font in Policy 4, above). This begs the question "why are the Kihalani Homestead Road parcels being characterized as IAL by the CDP when they are de facto Rural land?" The rationale for "Taking TMK _055 out of LDU" cites Policy 5 and 4: Policy 5 In the official Land Use Policy Map, the urban growth boundary between developed areas (designated "Low/Medium Density Urban") and lands designated as agricultural or rural (designated "Important Agriculture Land" or "Extensive Agriculture" or "Rural") is intended to be parcel -specific in the Hamakua CDP planning area. Areas that are clearly beyond the designated urban growth boundaries shall be preserved as rural or agricultural lands to maintain open space, scenic view planes, and natural beauty areas. Note: See Policy 6 for more information on Industrial areas. This policy clarifies that the urban growth boundary established with the Hamakua CDP Land Use Policy Map establishes parcel -specific UGBs whenever practical at the intersection between Urban and Rural/Agricultural land uses. The CDP strategy of designating parcel -specific Urban designations adds clarity and specificity, increases transparency into the land use designation process, and more accurately reflects the County's and the Community's land use goals and intentions. Rationale: The Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) identifies areas where growth will be encouraged and areas that are to be protected for agriculture. UGBs are intended to accommodate anticipated growth and to separate areas appropriate for future residential development from areas intended for agricultural use. This is sometimes referred to as "Town and Country" zoning, which requires that development occur only in towns and villages, with the surrounding rural areas remaining undeveloped and available for farming, forestry, natural area preservation, and recreation. The LUPAG map includes land use categories that effectively establish an UGB between the agricultural categories (Orchard, Extensive Agriculture, and Important Agriculture), the rural category, and the urban categories (Low, Medium, and High Density Urban, Industrial, Urban Expansion, and Resort). This policy clarifies that the UGB established with the Hamakua CDP Land Use Policy Map establishes parcel specific UGBs whenever practical. This strategy of moving toward parcel -specific mapping for the Hamakua CDP Land Use Policy Map reflects a shift from the 2005 General Plan's LUPAG direction of being generalized guidance. (See the rationale for Policy 1 for a further discussion of the General Plan LUPAG.) As noted, the LUPAG maps were originally broad, flexible tools intended to guide the direction and types of desirable growth for each area of the County. This general approach to guiding land use and growth allowed for interpretive flexibility and was based, at least in part, on the challenges of creating detailed maps specific enough to demonstrate land use designations at a parcel level. However, by allowing 12