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Jeffs or the staffs, what would that be, your left - yeah, Im sorry, Im left-handed so I
<br />get confused - is the original proposal. You see the original proposal, it kind of like
<br />stretches from this point here to the, on the north side going all the way down to the south
<br />side over here. But what you see, the difference is that its only on the northern quadrant
<br />is the proposed commercial area and portion of like at the intersection of, you know, this
<br />new mauka-makai road. The balance of the property would be set aside or reserved for
<br />housing.
<br />There is a condition thats outlined in the Planning Directors Recommendation that
<br />mandates the requirement for housing to be constructed in conjunction with a minimum
<br />of 50 units to be constructed in conjunction with the occupancy of any of the commercial
<br />area. So its definitely, you know, you cant have the commercial area without this
<br />multiple-family development. And so the focus there was really just trying to address the
<br />housing needs.
<br />Mr. Cook, in his acquisition of the property, was able to secure like 51 affordable housing
<br />credits.Youwillnoticethatinyour,intheDirectorsproposedcondition,noneofthese
<br />existing credits can be applied to any of these projects. So that means that if the Council
<br />changes the ordinance, or whatever the prevailing affordable housing code is, he must,
<br />the developer must fulfill that requirement on site and cannot get credit. So in that way,
<br />like its a direct way to address the affordable housing issue for the commercial area, let
<br />alone having this commercial neighborhood facility also service the existing and growing
<br />residential population of that area.
<br />The other project is by Suffolk Investment Corporation. Its, this area is another parcel
<br />consisting roughly about like 14 acres of land. And Suffolk has committed to the
<br />County, and we had submitted a letter, that this would be exclusively a rental housing
<br />project. And thats why like the Planning Director, as the staff had indicated, there is a
<br />condition that state, that stipulates that, as represented by the Applicant, that this will be a
<br />rental housing project. And we all know that what is really critically needed in this area
<br />because a lot of people cant afford to buy, you know, buy homes, that you need to
<br />provide rental. And, so, there is this stipulation that requires these 250 rental units to be
<br />constructed on the site. So thats one way to address the affordable housing issue.
<br />The other one is like traffic, traffic and more infrastructure concerns. So as I tried to
<br />indicate in the beginning, you know, you do have, we know that this roadway is coming
<br />down and its going to be signalized, you know, from Hualalai Road, I mean, this
<br />Hualalai Road coming all the way down to the extension of the Queen Kaahumanu
<br />Highway. What your staff is recommending, and what these developers have also
<br />committed themselves to, is that prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit for the
<br />commercial, or the multiple-family area, or also for any portion of this 250 rental unit
<br />housing project, this light has to be signalized. Because what Pualani is obligated to
<br />provide is just signalization to accommodate their project, not signalization to
<br />accommodate any traffic on the makai side. So your condition, the staffs condition
<br />requires this area to be signalized, but more so, or equally so, that this 60-foot wide
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