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is no significant accountability in the Planning Director's handling of subdivisions ` applications and special development applications, such as PUD's. Instead this Planning Director has sought to "fly below the radaz" of public scrutiny. Examples of major residential zonings that are not yet subdivided, as listed in a March 20051etter from the Planning Director to the Council, aze: --Waikoloa Village, approximately 1600 acres of unsubdivided RS-10 zoning, for a potential of at least 5000 more units -could triple current population in the area. --Bridge Ainalea, zoned for 2600 residential and timeshare units. --Kohata Ranch, Project IV, zoned for 1490 units. --Former "Y.O" property near the top of Hina Lani Street about 1100 units. - "University Terrace" [Hilo] above Komohana Street, 500 units. --Wilder Road property has about 333 water commitments. --Parker Ranch 2020 plan, Waimea-potentially about 600 more units. --Former "Haseko" ~roperiy, south of Kona Palisades -about 400 units. According to this same 2005 communication from the Planning Director to the Council, the existing major resorts are still zoned for a large number of units. That communication also points out major pending DHHL expansion projects: --La'iopua Village 4-236 units and potentially 7 more villages --Lalamilo Phase I -36 units, Phase 2 - 400 units --Maku'u Mauka - 3741ots --Panaewa Residential--~0 lots --Honokohau project --Waiakea Residential -500 units.3 Discussion: Chairman Hoffmann's Resolution 158-07 can be broken down into several questions. Question 1: SHOULD TIIERE BE A SYSTEM OF DISCRETIONARY REVIEW FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDMSIONS AND FOR OTHER SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS? The common sense answer to that question is YES. It is at the subdivision or special development application stage that the development proposal is for a specific use and design where the long-term impacts can be assessed. In James Kushner's treatise Subdivision Law z Given that this list was prepared in 2005, it is presumably out of date. s Quoting from Letter from Planning Director Christopher Yuen dated March 9 2005 to Chairman Safarik and Members of the County Council.