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 • Mixed use-needs to be adapted so people can live with their bus.They are anyway now, would be advantageous in high vacancy commercial areas o Creating artist colonies, farmers markets that sell items from Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 Hawai'i o Tax incentives for these areas o This could work even in high income areas i.e., Waimea. Allowing people to live and work together • Downtown Hilo needs a design comm. Like Kailua Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Neighborhood association need outreach from PD to assist with Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 neighborhood planning • Remove the resort designation recommend public purchase in Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 NK CDP • Colors are hard to distinguish --green could use different Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 markings • Mahukona should be designated recreation and conservation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Previous CIP priorities? Status? Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • EISPN filed in 2010 for urban designation Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Seems a piece of this parcel should be medium density urban Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 (1060A) • Natural area should be used for planting endemic trees Waimea Speakout 8/10/2019 • Have LUPAG maps show current and proposed changes and Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 include TMKs • Different categories for STVRs? Should be figured out eventually. Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 Volcano? • County do a better job Identifying which land should be ag land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 in GP • Before any zoning is amended, should be required that Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 communities must be engaged and consulted • Opposed to any zoning that would allow construction of a Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 spaceport in Keaau on Shipman land. KPPA official position • Concerned about what will happen in Kapoho. Mutated land Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 • Planning department evaluation of SMA use permit applications Hilo Speakout 8/11/2019 needs to specifically address environmental impact 3