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Rural and is not adjacent to the Medium Density Urban. And, in fact, someone who, if the
<br /> residential component was constructed, someone would have to walk almost a mile to get to
<br /> Waikoloa Village, as they'd have to come from the back of the property and then walk all the
<br /> way down Waikoloa Road. So this doesn't fit within the idea and the intent of putting together
<br /> commercial development in areas where it's already slated; as you can see, the Medium Density
<br /> Urban zoning would support that, whereas the Open and Rural does not. One of the big issues is
<br /> the lack of infrastructure and the lack of available wastewater that has not really been settled as
<br /> of now. And then the, really the idea that this doesn't fit within the intent of the CDP, which was
<br /> to minimize and, over development, commercial development and spot zoning, which we really
<br /> believe that this is a spot zoning. And so, the spot zoning doesn't fit within both the CDP and
<br /> the GP as, you know, effective development measures. So, we decided based on those, based on
<br /> the fact it doesn't fit within the CDP, the GP, and the severe lack of infrastructure improvements,
<br /> its lack of wastewater there is water that's available, but it's unclear if its, if the facilities need
<br /> to be constructed in order to take that. It's a private water company and sewer company that
<br /> would need to expand its service area, and that requires LUC, Land Use uh not LUC PUC,
<br /> the Public Utilities Commission approval. The applicant provided no alternatives, so if the
<br /> wastewater, if the PUC fails to approve the expansion, then there's no alternative. And then on
<br /> top of that, the, the drainage area, and the fact that there was no TIAR that was provided the
<br /> community actually provided a report, the Action Committee for the South Kohala CDP
<br /> provided a report that talked about the intersection of Pua Melia and Waikoloa Road being
<br /> extremely dangerous right now. So, to add on a new commercial development near this that
<br /> would affect that intersection without improvements planned is, goes against the CDP a hundred
<br /> percent.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Thank you very much, Alex. Commissioners? Alex, could you pull down your
<br /> screen so I can see my commissioners, please? Thank you very much. Commissioners, do you
<br /> have any questions for staff? Max, this is your community; I'm curious as to what you have to
<br /> say.
<br /> NEWBERG: Yes, good morning everyone. As a 17-year resident of South Kohala, we've seen
<br /> danger in the past, not to mention the, the large wildfire in 2005, which is kind of alluded to this
<br /> situation that we have in South Kohala that is hopefully being slated to rectify. I don't know
<br /> exactly what our population is at this time. It's a humble working community that's developed
<br /> out of a proposed idea long ago to be a retirement community. Anyone who's been to Waikoloa
<br /> Village can see that the roads are in terrible shape. Waikoloa Road leading into that area is in
<br /> bad shape, and we have a commercial development beginning with Waikoloa Plaza, and I think a
<br /> dangerous situation is getting worse. And that's, that's echoed by the entire community. And
<br /> before I go any further, I would like to ask if there's any knowledge of where that area is at
<br /> regarding traffic signaling.
<br /> CARR SMITH: You're asking - - -
<br /> NEWBERG: - - -
<br /> CARR
<br /> - -CARR SMITH: - - -you're asking Planning Department staff if there's a signal planned for the
<br /> entrance? Or for the main intersection?
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