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Rural and is not adjacent to the Medium Density Urban. And, in fact, someone who, if the
<br />residential component was constructed, someone would have to walk almost a mile to get to
<br />Waikoloa Village, as they'd have to come from the back of the property and then walk all the
<br />way down Waikoloa Road. So this doesn't fit within the idea and the intent of putting together
<br />commercial development in areas where it's already slated; as you can see, the Medium Density
<br />Urban zoning would support that, whereas the Open and Rural does not. One of the big issues is
<br />the lack of infrastructure and the lack of available wastewater that has not really been settled as
<br />of now. And then the, really the idea that this doesn't fit within the intent of the CDP, which was
<br />to minimize and, over development, commercial development and spot zoning, which we really
<br />believe that this is a spot zoning. And so,. the spot zoning doesn't1fit within both the CDP and
<br />the GP as, you know, effective development measures. So, we decided based on those, based on
<br />the fact it doesn't fit within the CDP, the GP, and the severe lack of infrastructure improvements,
<br />its lack of wastewater—there is water that's available, .but it's,unclear if its, if the facilities need
<br />to be constructed in order to take that. It's a private water company, -;and sewer company that
<br />would need to expand its service area, and that requires LUC, Land Use—uh not LUC—PUC,
<br />the Public Utilities Commission approval. The',applcant provided no alternatives, so if the
<br />wastewater, if the PUC fails to approve the expansion, then there's no alternative. And then on
<br />top of that, the, the drainage area, and the fact that" there was nq -TIAR that was provided—the
<br />community actually provided a report,, the Action Committee for the South Kohala CDP
<br />provided a report that talked about the intersection of Pua-Melia and Waikoloa Road being
<br />extremely dangerous right now. So, to add, on -a- new commercial development near this that
<br />would affect that intersection without improvements,planned is; -goes against the CDP a hundred
<br />percent.
<br />CARR SMITH: Thank you very,,niuch, Alex. `-Commissioners? °Alex, could you pull down your
<br />screen so I can see my, commissioners, please? :, Thank you very much. Commissioners, do you
<br />have any questions for staff?.-, Max; this is your community; I'm curious as to what you have to
<br />say.
<br />NEWBERG: Yes, good morning everyone. As, -a. 17 -year resident of South Kohala, we've seen
<br />danger=in the past, not to mention the, the large wildfire in 2005, which is kind of alluded to this
<br />situation that.'we have in South�Kohala that is hopefully being slated to rectify. I don't know
<br />exactly what our -population is at this time.. It's a humble working community that's developed
<br />out of a proposed idea long ago' lo be a retirement community. Anyone who's been to Waikoloa
<br />Village can see that -the -.roads are in terrible shape. Waikoloa Road leading into that area is in
<br />bad shape, and we have a cominercial development beginning with Waikoloa Plaza, and I think a
<br />dangerous situation is getting worse. And that's, that's echoed by the entire community. And
<br />before I go any further, I would like to ask if there's any knowledge of where that area is at
<br />regarding traffic signaling.
<br />CARR SMITH: You're asking - - -
<br />NEWBERG- - - -
<br />CARR SMITH: - - - you're asking Planning Department staff if there's a signal planned for the
<br />entrance? Or for the main intersection?
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