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— Factor 1: Minimize new coastal development. <br />— Factor 2: Minimize encroachment onto agricultural lands. <br />— Factor 3: Align with State Land Use District Boundary. <br />— Factor 4: Align with County zoning. <br />— Factor 5: Accommodate projected population growth. <br />— Factor 6: Align with infrastructure — Potable Water. <br />— Factor 7: Align with infrastructure — Roadway Network. <br />— Factor 8: Align with infrastructure — Wastewater. <br />— Factor 9: Ensure that commercial designations are appropriate — (MDU). <br />— Factor 10: Ensure that industrial designations are appropriate and consistent. <br />More details on these factors can be found in the Appendix V. CDP Policy Rationale. While <br />these factors cannot be applied absolutely in every land use situation, they should be <br />considered as important criteria when amending the General Plan. <br />• Amend General Plan Table 14-5 to reflect the following LUPAG map amendments. <br />(Papa'ikou, Papa'aloa and Pa'auilo should no longer be identified as LUPAG Industrial <br />areas). <br />r-r+e, Rule, and Rela}ed Amendmer}- <br />Policy 13 Develop incentives for Cluster Plan Developments that leave natural, open space buffer <br />areas along the shoreline, streams, and gulches, or adjacent to forest, conservation areas, <br />or other culturally/environmentally sensitive areas. <br />Policy 15 Identify and secure in public trust (fee simple or by easement) priority lands that achieve <br />one or more of Hamakua's Objectives. <br />• Seek to use conservation easement or acquisition opportunities through funding sources <br />such as PONC, etc., once critical habitat areas are identified as priorities to protect. <br />• Seek to protect with easements or acquire suitable important coastal lands that would <br />protect viewsheds, provide the public with access to scenic viewing areas, or otherwise <br />promote appropriate coastal recreation and subsistence. <br />• Support the efforts of landowners in establishing conservation and agricultural <br />easements to preserve important resources in perpetuity. <br />Policy 18 Amend and/or create County Codes and Planning Department Rules to develop shoreline <br />and building setbacks to address environmental, health, and safety priorities. Develop <br />objective guidelines for determining and defining the "top of cliff". (HRS 205A-1, and HAR <br />Section 13-222-2, Planning Department Rule 11.) <br />• Add references to "top of cliff" to Criteria for Shoreline Setback Variances in Planning <br />Commission Rule 8. <br />For setbacks on parcels with sea cliffs over 40' in elevation, the following setbacks are <br />recommended: <br />15 <br />Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies <br />