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�JM[Y Os M+L i'.. COUNTY OF HAWAII -�_ `' !�+ STATE OF HAWAII •?ATE o�•�°•,.�►, BILL NO. 179 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-15 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO THE GENERAL PLAN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Article III, section 3-15 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2014), relating to the General Plan, is amended to read as follows: "Section 3-15. General Plan. The county council shall adopt by ordinance a general plan which shall set forth the council's [policy for long range comprehensive physical development of the county.] long-range policy directives to advance the county's economic, employment, environmental, and socio- cultural wellbeing in addition to the council's policy for long-range comprehensive physical development of the county. It shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes which shall be consistent with proper conservation of natural resources and the preservation of our natural beauty and historical sites; the most desirable density of population in the several parts of the county; a system of principal thoroughfares, highways, streets, public access to the shorelines, and other open spaces; the general locations, relocations and improvement of public buildings, the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, sewers, light, power, transit, and other purposes; the extent and location of public housing projects; adequate drainage facilities and control; air pollution; and such other matter as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated development of the county and to promote the general welfare, health, and prosperity of its people. (a) The council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other ordinances which shall contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan. (b) No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, shall be initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general plan. (c) Amendments to the general plan may be initiated by the council or the planning director." SECTION 2. Charter material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. When revising, compiling, or printing these charter provisions for inclusion in the Charter of the County of Hawai`i, the reviser need not include the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring.