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tuned! [No Change: for first comment see <br />Policy 31. For 2nd comment— it appears that <br />some individuals may be building ag accessory <br />buildings that are out of compliance with the <br />new rules, zoning setback requirements, etc. <br />Specific instances of noncompliance should be <br />reported to the Planning Department for <br />assessment and enforcement protocols. Note: <br />zoning rules, such as building setbacks, are still <br />applicable for ag accessory buildings and <br />violations can be reported to Planning Dept.] <br />■ Priority on understanding & responding to the <br />influx of invasive species especially as it relates <br />■ <br />■ <br />to food production. <br />-Attention to border/points of entry. <br />[No Change: comment supports Policy 45, 100, <br />Kokua Action 18, Community Actions, 9 and 44] <br />Need to live in balance with nature [this <br />comment was made at an Agriculture Station] <br />[No Change] <br />Water conservation - recommendations fdr, <br />farmers on irrigation <br />-Incentives for farmers to make efficient use of <br />water (maybe state grants to develop model <br />programs) [this comment is also included in <br />Section 5.7 Water] [Revision: see also Policy <br />116.] <br />■ Organic -only Zones. [No Change: this issue is <br />beyond the scope of a regional CDP — not legally <br />enforceable at regional level.] <br />■ Honey Bee — distance from boundary rule. <br />[Revision: See proposed new policy on revising <br />the zoning code] <br />■ Swine production —One Thousand Foot <br />Boundary from property that is non-ag or <br />roadway possibly. [Revision: See proposed new <br />policy on revising the zoning code] <br />■ Permitted Uses ion ag lands]: <br />Ensure CDP permitted uses cover some uses <br />that are not commonly identified uses (like <br />tall tree borders around crops, which may <br />not be popular non-ag). 4.5.6 Community <br />Action says Comm. Ed. Residents on <br />windbreak alternatives <br />Detrimental to Ag — restricts an Ag practice <br />when it is not supportive of a windbreak, <br />while windbreaks are an Ag tool. <br />o Read Zoning Chapter 25.5-72 Permitted Uses <br />of Ag Land (in Appendix of CDP) <br />o Other conflicts where it states: <br />• Convert crop land to native forests <br />(refers to Federal partnership in <br />Appendix) <br />*Cites Native forests as assets <br />o Need to consistently support Ag and be <br />careful not to restrict Ag on Ag Lands with <br />some of these references <br />o [Revision: the wording /rationale of the <br />Community Action relating to windbreaks <br />can be refined to address residential (not Ag) <br />neighborhoods. NOTE: there is no County <br />policy in the CDP prohibiting windbreaks] <br />■ Right to Farm Ordinance — notifies residents of <br />Ag production ongoing in area <br />■ State has; County has some. [No Change: <br />Right to Farm Law covers County] <br />■ Some issues can be discussed between property <br />owners (i.e. Windbreak — County does not need <br />HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Section 4: Protect and Enhance Natural and <br />Cultural Resources <br />