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Allow these standards to be used on new or when improving existing rural roads to maintain community character. (HCC 23-41, 86, & 87; GP 13.2.3(1) and 13.2.3 (m)) Policy 74 Implement a Complete Streets Program, including place -appropriate roadway design and sidewalk development for the Hamakua Planning area. (Refer to County Resolution 171-11) Policy 95 Coordinate with FEMA and NRCS to address areas developed prior to flood regulations and riverine flood areas in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). (HCC Chapter 27) Policy 111 Use alternative energy sources to power County facilities within the Planning Area. 2.12 Research and Development Agricultural Support Policy 42 Increase capacity to provide education and outreach and enforce conditions on grading and grubbing permits to require screen planting, erosion control planting, or other treatments to maintain the good appearance of graded areas, reduce the detrimental impact on adjacent properties, and protect watersheds. (HCC 10-12 (c) Policy 115 Implement the County of Hawai'i Agriculture Development Plan of 2010 (adopted via resolution no.61-11). Policy 116 Develop increased capacity for County -level agricultural specialists to liaise and coordinate with State and Federal Agencies in improving and implementing policy, increasing agricultural education, and promoting opportunities for expanding markets for locally grown products. Policy 117 Encourage the establishment and continued operation of open farmers' markets to allow local agricultural producers to market their products. (GP 2.3 (u)) Economic Developing & Marketing Policy 46 Support the development and promotion of Heritage Corridors as part of a coordinated effort to promote the roadways and towns of the Hamakua Planning Area. GP 6.3 (1) Policy 112 Develop a distinctive identity for the Hamakua region to enable public and private industries to promote it as unique within the State of Hawai'i. (GP2.3 (o)) Policy 114 Pursue brownfields assessment grants to complete the Phase I and II environmental assessment for high priority sites in the Planning Area. Policy 123 Promote and develop the island of Hawai'i into a unique scientific, environmental, and cultural model, where economic gains are in balance with social and physical amenities. Development should be reviewed on the basis of total impact on the residents of the County, not only in terms of immediate short run economic benefits. (GP 2.2(h)) Policy 124 Encourage the development of a visitor industry that promotes small business development in harmony with the character of Hamakua and with the environmental and social goals of residents. (GP 2.3(c)) 22 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies