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the area no longer has industrial uses, that property is not 'grandfathered' to be used or redeveloped for industrial uses. In those cases where a former industrial site was not in the State Land Use Urban district and it does not have County industrial zoning, the CDP strategy was to reevaluate the site and determine if it is still appropriate to designate it LUPAG Industrial. In many cases, due to environmental factors such as coastal locations, recommendations are made to designate these areas consistent with their underlying State Land Use District. LUPAG Industrial changes are proposed, including consolidations or additions, in Papa'ikou, Pepe'ekeo, Hakalau, 'O'okala, Pa'auilo, Haina, and P5'auhau. For an in-depth analysis of CDP recommendations for each area, please refer to: http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/hamakua-cdp/20160223IndustrialLUPAGTable.pdf . See also Policy 6 for guidance regarding other areas for industrial uses in the Planning Area. See 3.1.7 Land Use Guide Maps Recommended Changes and Rationale to see maps and rationale for proposed LUPAG changes. Policy 2 Land use designation changes that would result in new State Land Use Urban or new County zoning for residential, commercial, or industrial uses outside a designated Urban Growth Boundary shall be within the Special Management Area. Rationale: To further Community Objectives #1 and #2 in guiding development, a review of the current land uses and designations in coastal areas was performed and changes are recommended in areas not yet developed but that currently have LUPAG designations that encourage future development in these coastal areas. Recommendations are made in these undeveloped coastal areas to protect the shoreline as open space and priority viewsheds whenever possible. See related Policy 5. This policy is consistent with existing General Plan Policy 8.3 (d), "Protect the shoreline from the encroachment of man-made improvements and structures" and (HRS 205A-2(c)(3(D)), "Encourage those developments that are not coastal dependent to locate in inland areas." See Factor 1 from Policy 1, above. This priority is reflected in the location of "Low Density Urban" (LDU) areas on the CDP Land Use Guide Map. Examples of this can be seen in the proposed changes to Papa'ikou, and 'O'okala. Policy 3 Focus higher density residential and commercial areas (greater than 6 units/acre) in communities that can sustain a higher intensity of uses and where these residential and commercial uses are consistent with the existing town character. Smaller villages and towns are encouraged to develop neighborhood -scale commercial uses allowed within the Low Density Urban category. APPENDIX v5: HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN I Section 3: Policy Rationale — Preferred Settlement Patterns & Land Use