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BACKGROUND <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM <br />HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER <br />Pursuant to Section 3-15 of the Hawai'i County Charter, the County Council shall adopt by ordinance a <br />general plan which shall set forth the Council's policy for long-range comprehensive physical <br />development of the county. Moreover, the Council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other <br />ordinances which shall contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan. <br />Likewise, pursuant to Section 6-7.2, the Planning Director shall prepare a general plan, implementation <br />plans and any amendments thereto in accordance with Section 3-15. <br />HAWAII COUNTY GENERAL PLAN <br />Pursuant to Section 1.2 of the Hawai'i County General Plan, upon adoption of the General Plan in 1971, <br />the Council laid the foundation for establishing a comprehensive planning program for the County of <br />Hawai'i. This program consists of three interrelated parts arranged in a hierarchy as described below <br />and illustrated in Figure 1-1. <br />Fwnctiaml Plan <br />r mg6{0raiKge <br />HIS141rit 51tt5 <br />Ftp <br />Operating Budget <br />Figure 1-1. GeReral Pian C ompoaens. <br />GENERAL PLAN <br />Community bevelGprnent Flan <br />Hila <br />Kort, <br />rohala <br />Eft. <br />Capital Improveme is Program <br />(CTP) <br />Area Improvement Plan <br />Fiala bo*nta,.r= De-t1VffWat <br />P Ian <br />Icn w Village Desgn Nor <br />E$4. <br />Lwd Use Develnpment <br />fades <br />Zor-n} 5„ Edi -Eich <br />Other cme-s 4nd lg�lations <br />The General Plan represents the first level and encompasses long-range goals, policies, standards, and <br />courses of action for the entire County. The General Plan also provides the legal basis for all of the other <br />elements of the County's planning structure. As such, the General Plan is the highest order, or <br />"umbrella" plan. It establishes the outer limits or boundaries within which the County must operate. <br />The second level consists of short and middle range plans that further define the long range goals and <br />policies of the General Plan. These plans are related to specific regions or districts (Puna, Kona, Kohala, <br />Hamakua, etc.), functions (recreation, agriculture, drainage, highways, etc.), and specific areas within a <br />region (Kailua-Kona, Downtown Hilo, etc.). <br />