COM 0045.030 2002-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Draft 2 reinstates the "floating zone" as a tool for policy -makers. The "floating zone" has been used infrequently in the past and we do not foresee it being abused. It has served as a valuable planning mechanism in order to respond to unique circumstances. The existing "floating zone" is available for limited industrial and retreat resort areas. Draft 2 expands the concept to include "limited commercial uses," but controls the application of the "floating zone" to rural or remote areas in the districts of Puna, North Hilo, Hamakua, North and South Kohala, South Kona and Ka'u. Draft 2 sets forth the existing process used to initiate the "floating zone" concept by saying that zoning requests must comply with the change of zone process. 19. MCX INCLUSION IN HIGH AND MEDIUM DENSITY URBAN DESIGNATIONS Draft 2 adds mixed industrial -commercial uses to the characteristics of High Density Urban and Medium Density Urban Designations. The addition of the mixed industrial - commercial use is qualified by saying that the uses could be appropriate "in areas of transition." The purpose of this addition is to provide greater planning flexibility in urban areas. 20. RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES Draft 2 places residential densities for High (up to 87 units per acre), Medium (up to 35 units per acre) and Low Density (up to 6 units per acre) Designations under "Land Use Standards." 21. RESORT DESIGNATION ACREAGE AND EMPLOYEE HOUSING STANDARDS Draft 2 removes the minimum amount of resort acreage needed for Major, Intermediate and Retreat Resort areas. This action is consistent with Draft 1, which removed the minimum 35 acres for the Minor Resort category. The scale of a resort should not be determined by its acreage. Draft 2 removes employee housing standards, which have been appropriately adopted in Chapter 11, Hawaii County Code. 22, RETREAT RESORT UNIT COUNT Draft 2 retains the Retreat Resort unit count of 100 units. Draft 1 proposes 50 units. The General Plan should be flexible enough to accommodate any future global retreat resort model. Additionally, reducing the number of units may create a non -conforming project. 23. "RURAL" TO "RURAL -AGRICULTURE" DESIGNATION Draft 2 changes the designation for Rural to Rural -Agriculture. The purpose of the modification is two -fold: (1) To distinguish the designation from the State Land Use Rural classification. The Rural Designation is not intended to be congruous with the State Land Use Rural District just as the General Plan Urban and Agriculture designations are not. (2) To acknowledge the varying intensity of agricultural uses that may occur in this category. 11