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County Actions Identify sites suitable for future industrial activities as the need arises (GP 14.4.5.9.2 (a); 14.4.5.2.2 (b); 14.4.5.3.2 (a); 14.4.5.2 (a) • Suitable commercially zoned lands shall be provided as the need arises. (Hamakua district GP 14.3.5.4.2 (b)) 3.1.4 Land Use Policy All of the CDP Land Use Policies are designed to preserve the preferred future settlement pattern and achieve the Community Objectives. Land Use Policies that are designed to protect coastal areas, agricultural lands, mauka forests, scenic areas, sensitive ecosystems, cultural resources, and public access are included in related elements of Section 4: Protect and Enhance Natural and Cultural Resources, below. The following Land Use Policies speak more generally to the preservation of the 4 preferred land use and settlement pattern in Hamakua, including the relative location of residential, commercial, industrial, rural, and agricultural areas. Policy 1 NM With the adoption of the Hamakua CDP, Figures 2-13 (pages 31-50) are adopted as the Land Use Guide Map for the Hamakua CDP Planning Area. Future land use decisions in the Hamakua CDP planning area shall be consistent with the Land Use Guide Map, unless the CDP and the General Plan are in direct conflict, in which case the General Plan shall be controlling. As with the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map, the CDP Land Use Guide Map designates preferred future development patterns by indicating the general location of various land uses in relation to each other. To maintain consistency, the land use category definitions used in the CDP Land Use Guide Map are identical to those currently used in the 2005 General Plan LUPAG map. See Policy 12 for the County Action that aligns the CDP Land Use Guide Policy Map with the General Plan. Policy 12 is necessary because the CDP Land Use Guide Map does not automatically amend the General Plan. Policy 2 New urban development shall be located away from coastal areas and the Special Management Area. This is reflected in the location of "Low Density Urban" (LDU) areas on the official Land Use Guide Map. olicy 3 Focus higher density residential (greater than 6 units/acre) and commercial areas in communities that can sustain a higher intensity of uses and where these residential and commercial uses are consistent with the existing town character. This is reflected in the location of "Medium Density Urban" (MDU) areas on the official Land Use Guide Map Smaller villages and towns are encouraged to develop neighborhood -scale commercial uses allowed within the Low Density Urban category. See 3.1.7 LUPAG Maps, Figures 2-13 for the LUPAG maps, and refer to the rationale document for specifics on how the LUPAG MDU category changes are being implemented for each area. 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. This is reflected in the location of "Rural" (R) areas on the official Land Use Guide Map, which is intended to facilitate changes of zone to 35