Comm. No. 2018-15 Recovery Process Graphic Goals By RSF

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Protected Areas, Open Space, and Preserves 1. Open space is preserved outside of and connecting designated villages, towns, and urban centers. 2. Mauka and makai natural and cultural areas and reserves, including prominent pu'u, are protected. 3. Viable and productive agricultural land is preserved for farming and ranching. 4. Lands for public use are acquired to implement policies and programs contained in the General Plan. Community Planning r'i1� Land Use Pattern 1. Puna retains a rural character while it protects its native natural and cultural resources. 2. The quality of life improves and economic opportunity expands for Puna's residents. 3. Services and community facilities are more accessible in village/town centers that are distributed throughout the region, including the underserved subdivisions that have been experiencing higher levels of development growth. 4. Exposure to high risk from natural hazards situations is reduced. 5. Inappropriate and disproportionate County zoning can be adjusted in order to maintain and increase the quality of life and to preserve valued natural and cultural resources in the district. 6. Native vegetation, coastal and historic resources are provided new forms of protection. 7. Reduced overall number of buildable lots in Puna. 8. Incentives, disincentives, regulations and other methods are used to diminish land speculation in Puna. Settlement Patterns 1. Puna remains a rural community with small village and town centers where commerce, public and private services, and new development are concentrated, away from the coast, agricultural land, and mauka areas. 2. The number of buildable lots outside of designated growth centers is reduced, and patterns of future development are reshaped to distinguish residential, agricultural, and other uses and to prevent sprawl. 3. New land use designations are allocated in proportion to forecasted demand and in keeping with General Plan goals. 4. Align infrastructure investment priorities with preferred development patterns.