PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-REZ-2021-005)

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■ Promote and encourage the rehabilitation and the optimum utilization of resort areas that are presently serviced by basic facilities and utilities. ■ Lands currently designated Resort should be utilized before new resorts are allowed in undeveloped coastal areas. ■ Zoning of resort areas shall be granted when the proposed development is consistent with and incorporates the stated goals,policies, and standards of the General Plan. ■ Coastal resort developments shall provide public access to and parking for beach and shoreline areas. ■ Require developers to provide the basic infrastructure necessary for development. The Kumu Hou PD is located in the mauka area of the Waikoloa Beach Resort(WBR), designated as a major resort area by the General Plan. The PD will be developed as part of the adaptive re-use of the existing resort area that will repurpose nine (9) holes of the existing King's Golf Course (King's Course) to accommodate the proposed timeshare development, community and commercial uses, golf course support facilities, park and recreational facilities, and related improvements. As part of the development, the applicant is proposing to provide a minimum of 20.8 acres of land for open space (17.8 acres of natural and renaturalized lava) and recreational uses, including three (3) acres for active recreational uses via two (2) public"gateway"parks located at the intersection of Ala Ihi Way/and the southern end of Waikoloa Beach Road, and other pedestrian pathways, sidewalk, and public access facilities. In order to facilitate the timely development of recreational facilities, the applicant proposes to complete construction of the proposed parks prior to occupancy of the first multiple-family residential structure. Additionally,the Director recommends that the public access paths shown in Figure 23 are developed at the same time. The preceding will be added as conditions of approval. Furthermore, while this area is not considered a coastal development, proposed public access facilities will be developed to connect the PD area to -4-