ORD 2011-117 2010-2012 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

b. Medium Term ([2012] 2013 -2017) [-1 1) [ -1 [-1 Increase capacity on Highway 130 between the Kea'au Bypass road and 'Ainaloa Boulevard, utilizing the results of the study of highway safety alternatives described above; Construct [an exit] a right exit lane on Highway 11 below Kea'au Agricultural lots to Kea'au Village using the existing Old Volcano Road right -of -way; and Create a right hand turn lane from Highway 132 onto Highway 130." SECTION 14. Chapter 4, section 4.5 (Non- Motorized Travel and Scenic Byways), subsection 4.5.3 (Actions), of the Puna Community Development Plan (as amended), is amended by amending paragraphs (e) and (f) to read as follows: "e. Complete surveys, acquisition of right -of -way, maintenance agreements, planning and design, and construction for multi - purpose trails, including: Old Volcano Trail, extending between points near Volcano and the Puna Railroad Bikeway; Railroad Avenue (portions of which are known as Railroad Right -of -Way), extending between points near Kapoho and Pana`ewa; Old Puna Trail (portions of which are known as Old Government Road or Beach Road), extending between points near Kapoho and Hilo; and All coastal trails. Trails may also be used as emergency access routes, where appropriate. f. Improve Highway 137 (Red Road) as a scenic corridor by: [-]D Requiring a 15 -foot easement along the frontage of private properties along the corridor within which native and mature trees of non - invasive species must be retained, unless they are in poor health due to natural conditions, not due to malicious acts, and/or pose a threat to public health and safety; Preserving Mango, Kamani, and Monkeypod groves and tree tunnels; Providing property tax relief to owners who maintain the easement in the manner intended and State tax credits to those who replant easements with non - invasive plant material approved by the County; Adding interpretive markers and small visitor parking areas at historical sites, such as the two Kehena sites listed in the General Plan; Providing pullouts along the highway at intervals so that travelers can stop to enjoy the scenery without conflict with traffic in travel lanes; Delineating and maintaining physical access to the shoreline at appropriate locations on the makai side of the road; Minimizing tree pruning by using special, shielded cable for overhead utility lines or by undergrounding sections of the line; Minimizing excessive lighting by limiting street lights to major intersections and informing residents along the corridor about how to reduce illumination of driveways; 10