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HD <br />HZ) <br />H2) <br />[ -] 4) <br />Initiating a special use permit request or petition for a land use district boundary <br />amendment for uses that would require such designations under State law; <br />Seeking an amendment to the State Land Use Law (Chapter 205, Hawai`i Revised <br />Statutes) that would enable the adoption of special "rural town/village" standards <br />for locations meeting certain criteria in the State Agriculture District or State <br />Rural District, subject to a review and approval process that is simpler than the <br />present method of boundary amendment; <br />Seeking State enabling legislation to allow County retention of lots that are in <br />foreclosure for delinquent real property tax payments rather than having them <br />auctioned for sale to the highest bidder, so that they can be used for relocation <br />purposes when other properties are acquired for future rights -of -way, public <br />facilities, land assembly related to village /town center development, or other <br />objectives of the community development plan; and <br />Extending technical assistance and advice to a community -based land pooling <br />association concerning legal and financial aspects of land pooling as they relate to <br />County or State legal requirements and tax policies. <br />b. Establish the following general classifications and locations for village and town centers <br />in Puna: <br />HZ) <br />Kea'au, Pahoa, and Hawaiian Paradise Park shall serve as Regional Town Centers <br />to provide a wide range of services for the Puna district; <br />Community Village Centers shall provide a more limited range of services in <br />smaller existing urban settlements and in large subdivisions that are experiencing <br />the greatest rates of build -out; namely, at 'Ainaloa, Kurtistown, Maku`u <br />Homesteads, Mountain View, two or more locations in Hawaiian Paradise Park, <br />and at Volcano; and <br />[ -] 3) Neighborhood Village Centers shall be the smallest in scale and located in <br />underserved remote communities and in subdivisions with relatively small lot <br />sizes and significant rates of population growth. <br />Refer to Chapter 5 for more detailed implementation guidelines on this proposed action. <br />c. Facilitate land use entitlements and other tools for the development of existing and future <br />village /town centers and special design districts by: <br />HD <br />Recommending approval of applications for commercial zoning or use permits <br />for existing commercial uses in designated village /town centers that do not <br />presently have appropriate entitlements, and for proposed uses at appropriate <br />nearby locations, provided that the size and use of the expansion area conforms to <br />the criteria applicable to the type of village /town center at that location; and <br />[ -] 2) Recommending denial of applications for zone changes for commercial or light <br />industrial use on sites that are not within designated village /town centers. <br />Refer to Chapter 5 for more detailed implementation guidelines on this proposed action. <br />d. Facilitate land use entitlements and financing for the development of new village /town <br />centers by: <br />[ -] 1) Creating a regional town center plan for each village /town area as prescribed in <br />Section 5.2.1; and <br />3 <br />