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general, `blob' style LUPAG maps, parcels were often split into various LUPAG designations in ways that were more arbitrary than they were intentional. This, at times, led to property owners desiring clearer direction about their land use designations and future development options and led some property owners to seek further Planning Department interpretations of their property in relation to the general LUPAG designations. Now that the CDPs have the opportunity and the technology to easily and efficiently create parcel -specific LUPAG maps, it is a more proactive planning strategy to clearly articulate LUPAG designations in the Hamakua CDP at a parcel level and decrease the prevalence of splitting LUPAG designations arbitrarily. A compelling reason for an exception to this approach would be when part of a parcel is in an Open LUPAG designation (such as when part of a parcel is within the State Land Use Conservation district — e.g., along the coastline or in mauka forests). Any part of a parcel that is designated as LUPAG Open would remain Open for that specific area of the parcel. Other exceptions to this parcel -specific strategy would be when the parcel is large and may need to reflect two (or more) different types of LUPAG designations. For example, when the parcel borders a town where part of it would be within the urban growth boundary, and yet the large parcel stretches farther into agricultural areas where an Agricultural designation is appropriate. The CDP strategy of making parcel -specific LUPAG designations adds clarity, specificity, and increases transparency into the land use designation process and more accurately reflects the County's and the Community's land use goals and intentions. Policy 4 "In order to preserve larger lot agricultural lands for productive agricultural use, allow rural development on lands near urban areas where an intermediate land use between residential and productive agricultural areas is consistent with the surrounding uses and rural character". *COMMENTS: Both LDU and Rural can provide an intermediate land use or buffer between more intensive uses and agriculture as stated by the CDP in Policy 5 above and Policy 4 below. There are several ways the entire Kihalani Homestead can serve as an UGB (non -conforming Ag 20; Urban; Rural) without having to be designated IAL. The rationale cites General Plan Policy 14.1.30) to support "Taking parcel 055 out of LUP": (j) Encourage urban development within existing zoned areas already served by basic infrastructure, or close to such areas, instead of scattered development. *COMMENT: The 2005 Laupahoehoe LUPAG which included parcel 055 in the LDU designation was not "scattered" and reflected a rational land use designation for Kihalani Homestead Road. Like parcels were treated equally; and there was a clear boundary for the LDU (even though the IAL designation is not appropriate IN Kihalani Homestead but applies to only the large agricultural parcels ABOVE THE TOP of Kihalani Homestead Road). 3B. putting TMK _055 into IAL: see part 2., above: "Applicability Of Important Agricultural Lands Designation For TMK _055". Parcel 055 does not qualify as IAL and should not be designated as such. 3C. The CDP declines to consider a Rural designation for the homestead lands: 3C1: CDP Says: No Rural Is Proposed Because Kihalani Homestead Is Rural De Facto; 3C2: CDP Says: There Is An Excess Of Rural Development In Mauka Agriculture; 3C3: The CDP Cites Various Policies To Justify Not Considering A Rural Designation For Homestead Parcels Including Kihalani Homestead 13