12-02-2014, 04:40 AM
CDPs ... are entirely ignorable by local auhorities such as county planning.
I believe the offical stance is that CDPs "have no legal merit" -- which determination was published in the HTH, and is probably searchable from the archives of these forums.
It is a record of the community's intents for future growth
Yes: the community decided that everything should be in "designated commercial centers", any of which are either one-road-in-or-out or in-the-path-of-lava, sometimes both.
the largest landowner got to edit the final plan to his liking
Economic factors are still involved, or there would be more strip malls by now. The fact that there's still empty commercial space suggests either a lackluster economy, or that the existing space is too expensive (eg, a truly small business can't afford additional rent and travel time).
I believe the offical stance is that CDPs "have no legal merit" -- which determination was published in the HTH, and is probably searchable from the archives of these forums.
It is a record of the community's intents for future growth
Yes: the community decided that everything should be in "designated commercial centers", any of which are either one-road-in-or-out or in-the-path-of-lava, sometimes both.
the largest landowner got to edit the final plan to his liking
Economic factors are still involved, or there would be more strip malls by now. The fact that there's still empty commercial space suggests either a lackluster economy, or that the existing space is too expensive (eg, a truly small business can't afford additional rent and travel time).