Communication No. 2019-09- KCDP Amendments PD Review

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Communication No. 2019-09 selected local streets to adjoining undeveloped properties and eventual connection with the existing street system. Within phased subdivisions, temporary stub - outs shall be required. 6. Connectivity. In the Kona UA, all new ro ads that will serve as part of the interconnecting roadway sy s tem shall be dedicated to the County. Action T RAN 2. 1 a: Amend s Chapter 23 Subdivision Code to incorporate connectivity standards (Enacted by plan) . Policy T RAN - 2. 2 : Access Management . To pr eserve the through functions of arterials and major collectors, driveway access along new arterials and major collectors shall be minimized to the greatest extent consistent with the need to provide access to adjoining property. Access to such adjoining p roperties shall be planned to occur from local streets, and not from the arterial or collector road, whenever possible. On existing arterials and major collectors, the number of access driveways currently permitted shall should not be increased, and when development is proposed that would increase the usage of an existing driveway access, every effort should be made to eliminate the driveway access in favor of access at an existing or planned intersection. Four - way intersections with arterials and major c ollectors shall should be permitted only as shown on the Official Transportation Network Map (Figures 4 - 2a to 4 - 2d), in order to preserve the through functions of arterials and major collectors. Action TRAN 2.2a: Update the Official Transportation Netw ork Maps with intersection locations as they are determined through preliminary engineering reports or other plans and/or studies (Figures 4 - 2a and 4 - 2b) (PD, on - going). Objective TRAN - 3. Multi - Modal System. To develop a multi - modal transportation system to encourage walking, biking, transit, and other non - vehicular modes of travel. A multi - modal system needs to be attractive, safe, comfortable, convenient, accessible, environmentally friendly, and affordable. Such a system would reduce congestion, impr ove air quality, reduce fuel consumption, and increase healthy activity. Not only would the system enhance the mobility of the elderly and youth, who do not drive, it would also make it possible for residents to divert automobile ownership expenses to oth er daily needs, such as a homeownership mortgage or insurance. The network could connect pathways within and outside of street rights - of - way. The system should provide convenient transfers between modes of transportation. Policy T RAN 3.1: Street Standa rds . County street standards should be pedestrian - friendly, safely accommodate bicycles, accessible to the disabled, and appropriate for its surrounding land use context. Action T RAN 3.1a: Complete on - Street Stand ards ( PD, 1 - 2). Policy T RAN 3.2: Public Right - of - Way Maintenance. Recognizing that the County is not currently staffed or equipped to maintain landscaping within street rights - of - ways, a combination of new and existing tools, both public and private, sh all be developed to implement a landscaping maintenance program. Action T RAN 3.2a: Determine staffing and equipment requirements for landscaping maintenance program (DPW, PD, 1 - 2 ) . Action T RAN 3.2b: Identify financing tools for maintenance programs thr ough public financing plan (DPW, PD, Fin., 2 - 3 ) . Action T RAN 3.2c: Implement financing plan for maintenance programs (DPW, PD, Fin., 2 - 3 ) . 9