5. Land Use Planning.2019 Draft General Plan Public Comments

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County of Hawai'i Draft General Plan 2019 Public Comments on Land Use Planning Comment Source Date • Permits >separating process for commercial (resort, restaurant, Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 business) and residential and prioritizing economic generators • No development on conservation lands Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Having forests is good for natural retention and the watershed Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • "The best for many!" -- how are we keeping this in mind across Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 policies? • Problem with overpopulation and over tourism Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Preserve nurseries in land use designations! Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Don't see much difference between ag and rural designation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • HPM asks money look for kit for home -> like me o If I have 10,000 sq.ft. lot, can I put on my lot? o Subdivision casements didn't allow Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 o But now casements don't hold because no community assigned, can I put one on my list? • 60%of commuters go east side to west for employment--this is Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 staggering! • Issue in Waimea is that there isn't the proper zoning for the kinds of business that are or could be successful here--i.e., Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 industrial • Would changing zoning stretches limit the amount of special Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 permits?All the special permits are taking away ag land o Is it infrastructure (waste water) barriers? • There just isn't the (light industrial) zoning in Waimea to support the growth and kinds of business knowledge people have who are Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 moving here • All facilities -> renewable energy, especially PV Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Avoid having monster homes Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Control of land -> needs to stay local Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Guest houses allowed in "R" should be allowed to have Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 kitchens.This would allow for additional housing needs to be met 2