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 Issue in their subdivision to put in hotel Pu'ululu has failed. Lenders Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 do feasibility study.The island just asks for code to be met.There's enough abandoned buildings. Don't need new ones Rezoning to resort designation not a solution for STVR permitting because it requires access to County water-- Maybe special Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 designation? Investment in Na'alehu • 2.2-2.5 million people drive through per year but there's not much besides Punalu'u to say "stop" • Need a grocery store and more incentive/activity for use of Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 community area • County should invest in this area because it is a face of the community Industrial areas and processing would also need access to utilities • Building code is confusing -- must be located near raw materials Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 (?) • Risky investment currently GP inconsistencies • Requires new industry to provide its own water/wastewater but Ka'u Speakout 8/25/2019 also requires that industry be developed in areas where these resources already exist and requires industrial activity to be within close proximity with resources but are the industrial designations mindfully places near those resources? I don't think so N. Kohala Mini 9/25/2019 Bring homestead back on Ag zones- prioritize ancient Ag uses SpeakOut Urban growth area rather than urban service area Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 4-Plex zoning Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Prioritize zoning code amendments Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Readjust Ag zoning Kona Topic Workshop 9/28/2019 Natural habitat/ housing (ex. Volcano village) overlays - blending of Volcano GP Speakout 10/7/2019 residential and protected areas. Natural, rural, residential gradient of uses-wilderness to Ag- rural, res Why is a program needed to update the zoning code? Hilo Topic Workshop 10/12/2019 Item 10- Kealakekua more growth than in Kona Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 More growth in Kealakekua (S. Kona)than Kona Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 Where are approved developments that haven't been built? Kona CDP AC 10/15/2019 24