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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. Policy 12 aligns the CDP Land Use Guide Policy Map with the General Plan. It is necessary because the CDP Land Use Guide Map does not automatically amend the General Plan. Policy 12: Amend the General Plan to reflect the following changes: The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide should be consistent with the Hamakua CDP Land Use Guide Map. If the definitions of land use designations in the General Plan are revised, the following factors should guide land use designations in the Hamakua Planning Area: Factor 1: Minimize new coastal development Factor 2: Minimize encroachment onto agricultural lands Factor 3: Align with State Land Use District Boundary Factor 4: Align with County zoning Factor 5: Accommodate projected population growth Factor 6: Align with infrastructure — Potable Water Factor 7: Align with infrastructure — Roadway Network Factor 8: Align with infrastructure — Wastewater Factor 9: Ensure that commercial designations are appropriate — (MDU) Factor 10: Ensure that industrial designations are appropriate and consistent More details on these factors can be found in the CDP Rationale section of the CDP. While these factors cannot be applied absolutely in every land use situation, they should be considered as important criteria when amending the General Plan. ■ Amend General Plan Table 14-5 to reflect the following LUPAG map amendments: Papa'ikou, Laupahoehoe, Papa'aloa, and Pa'auilo should no longer be identified as LUPAG Industrial areas. The land use guide maps are located in Section 7 of this document. The LUPAG category definitions include: Conservation Area: Forest and water reserves, natural and scientific preserves, areas in active management for conservation purposes, areas to be kept in a largely natural state, with minimal facilities consistent with open space uses, such as picnic pavilions and comfort stations, and lands within the State Land Use Conservation District. Important Agricultural Land: Important agricultural lands are those with better potential for sustained high agricultural yields because of soil type, climate, topography, or other factors. Important agricultural lands were determined by including the following lands: Lands identified as "Intensive Agriculture" on the 1989 General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide maps. Hamakua CDP Land Use Planner's Guide