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3. The initial map and concept included residential zoning on many lots surrounding <br /> village centers and in ever increasing circles, larger lots up to 3 acre agricultural <br /> lots. This concept would have decreased the possibility of population growth to <br /> 60,000 (each of the nearly 9,000 lots has an Ohana house) by increasing the size <br /> of agricultural lots in the majority of the subdivision. It also would have insured <br /> more green space with the idea that most of the larger 3 acre lots would have been <br /> landscaped or be orchard crops. This was to be accomplished by a concept of <br /> "transfer of development rights". This concept, although it may work, is not <br /> currently legal in Hawaii and was not understood by the majority of participants in <br /> our presentation meetings of the plan. Therefore, all existing Ag 1 lots that <br /> surround the village centers will remain Ag 1 lots and there will be no expansion <br /> to Ag 3 lots. The concept of limiting our growth potential needs to be addressed <br /> by an effort to convince the state and county officials that ohana housing is a fine <br /> idea where infrastructure can support it but in Puna where there aze so many areas <br /> where there is no infrastructure it can only cause severe problems. We also <br /> encourage the county to provide incentives to combine parcels, if a lot owner <br /> acquires an adjacent property the two properties could be combined to make one <br /> tax map key property thereby decreasing real property taxes. The Paradise Hui <br /> Hanalike Corporation can also provide an incentive by chazging only one road <br /> maintenance fee for a combined property where there is only one residence. With <br /> cooperation we can limit the growth potential to 30,000. <br /> <br /> 4. The current plan drawing does not include all bicycle trails and pedestrian <br /> walkways only because at this time there is no easement rights over individual <br /> properties to connect any of the village centers with roads running pazallel to the <br /> avenues on the drawing. The concept of bicycle paths and pedestrian walkways <br /> remains integral to this plan so that residents may walk or bike to and from <br /> services within a few minutes. We have pictured major trails on Railroad Avenue <br /> 15 <br /> <br />