Communication No. 2019-09- KCDP Amendments PD Review

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Communication No. 2019-09 Rural Area. Outside of the Kona Urban Area, the character of the rural areas should prevail. This means that limited future growth should be directed to the existing rural towns and villages in a way that revitalizes and enhances the existing rural lifestyle and culture of those communities. Outside of these towns and villages, the protection of important agricultural land is a priority objective. Protecting these lands requires regulations and incentives that will keep these lands available for agricultural use. Any development outside of the rural towns and villages should be directed to suitable areas that are not important for agriculture, in clustered patterns that will optimize the preservation of rural open space. Land Use Pat tern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map. Within and outside the Kona Urban Area, the LUPAG map designates areas for resort, high density urban, medium density urban, low density urban, industrial, and university areas. The plan supports these existing designat ions. Any amendments to the LUPAG map not consistent with the Figure 4 - 7 Official Kona Land Use Map would be contrary to the land use fr amework envisioned by this plan. Green Areas . The areas where growth should not occur also determines the framework an d pattern of growth. These areas are identified and discussed in Section 4.3 Environmental Resources. 1. To encourage growth towards the Transit - Oriented Developments (TODs): a) Design Flexibility. To collaboratively learn and apply the best available practices, a Design Center (see Policy LU - 4.1) will provide an inviting venue to brainstorm ideas among applicants, government officials, and community members. The Village Design Guideli nes (Attachment B) provide the minimum standards for TODs/TNDs, but do not rigidly constrain creativity. b) Streamlined Permit Coordinated Processing . For projects reviewed by the Design Center, a staff member may be assigned to help coordinate permit approva ls for the proposed project . Flexible approval. The Official Kona Land Use Map (Figure 4 - 7) approximately locates the TODs, but it does not change the existing zoning until a rezoning with an approved master plan for the TOD defines the metes and bounds of this TOD. In other words, specific area. However, as long as the proposed rezoning conforms with the Kona CDP in terms of general location and co ncept, the legislative rezoning approval should be expedited. Subsequent refinements in the master plan can then be done by administrative approval. Concurrent environmental review. An Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) , usually triggered by use of public lands or public funds, will accompany the master plan and will be reviewed at the same time. By doing the environmental review at the master plan level, subsequent projects within the TOD will be relieved of this requir ement. Concurrent State Land Use Boundary Amendment. In cases where a State Land Use Boundary Amendment is necessary, the County will assist with the petition and processing. Permit coordination. For those applicants who use the services of the Design Ce nter, a County employee will be assigned to assist in identifying the various permit 18