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Robello, Alfred From: J. C. Tyler III [jct3kona@hawaii.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 9:15 AM To: County Council Tx Subject: Bill 80 (6/14/05 Planning Committee) ~1;; r'~ ~ , f_~.d ~~:d I l Aloha Co-Chairs Hoffman & Pilago and members of the Planning Committee: ~ +:C I have reviewed the subject bill, including a proposed draft 2, and have some observations for your consideration: I. Lands classified and/or zoned for agriculture should be used primarily for such, as the Constitution and State statutes mandate. II. The County should not place further restrictions on the size of a farm dwelling. A person's home is their castle, whether it be 800 or 8,000 square feet. The size of the dwelling is not necessarily indicative of its farm use. Furthermore, there is no correlation of the dwelling size with the overall size of the property or the portion actually in agriculture. III. Gated subdivisions are not conductive to community building. However, whether a roadway may have a gated or limited access seems to be a direct function of who owns, maintains and assumes liability for the roadway itself. If it is the County, then there should be no gate or other limited access, unless, for some reason, public safety dictates it. If it is privately held, then it seems to be at the discretion of the owners, again, unless public safety dictates otherwise. II. In general, draft 2 is an improvement over draft 1. However, there are some provisions in both which concern me. Under Section 2: Section 23-23(b): (2) what about just "golf courses" or "lodges" without lots for other residential use. Also my understanding is that State law (HRS 205) currently precludes any residential use except a farm dwelling used in conjunction with the production of agriculture on the premises. 1