Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. No. 335, November 29, 1977; Sections 10-5.1—10-5.7 1978 Cumulative Supplement; Ord. No. 770, June 19, 2001.
(a) 
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Līhu'e Community Plan Implementing Ordinance." It is adopted to implement the intent and purpose of the adopted General Plan and to amend or refine certain portions of the General Plan which are found to be necessary in order to recognize more detailed information and more precise community goals and objectives.
(b) 
Nature of the Līhu'e Community Plan Ordinance. This Article provides recommendations and policies to direct future development and capital improvements in the Līhu'e Planning District, whose boundary includes the Wailua River (North), including Kīpū and Kīpū Kai; and from Waiʻaleʻale mauka to the ocean.
(c) 
The guidelines of this Article are based on the report entitled "Līhu'e Community Plan (2014)," a booklet whose major components include:
(1) 
Līhu'e Community Plan Land Use Map
(2) 
Urban Edge Boundary for the Līhu'e District
(3) 
Special Planning Areas for the Līhu'e District
(4) 
Future Roadways and Parking in the Līhu'e District
(5) 
Policies for the Līhu'e District Communities
(6) 
Implementation and Monitoring.
(Ord. No. 989, June 22, 2015)
The vision and goals for the region as a whole referred to in this Article, which shall be known as the Līhu'e Planning District, and its communities, which include Līhu'e Town and Civic Center, greater Līhu'e and Kapaia, Hanamā'ulu, Puhi-Pū'ali-Nuhou, Nāwiliwili-Niumalu-Kalapakī, Kīpū, and Kālepa, are described as: Vision for the Līhu'e Planning District. The Līhu'e District shall be a place with walkable, compact communities, each distinct yet connected, and each with its own unique identity and sense of place. Green, open spaces between communities serve as visual and physical buffers and evoke Kaua'i's rural essence. Līhu'e Town serves as a destination and gathering place for the island, with a vibrant Town Core and a desirable mix of uses and attractions for residents and visitors.
(Ord. No. 989, June 22, 2015)
The Līhu'e Community Plan shall serve as a guide for all development within the Līhu'e Planning District.
The Planning Department shall develop an outreach program to work with existing community organizations and interested individuals to implement the Līhu'e Community Plan and shall report on the progress made towards implementation, as well as the monitoring of community indicators, to the Planning Commission on an annual basis.
(Ord. No. 989, June 22, 2015)