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conditions were based on a 2005 TIAR that may no longer be applicable to current traffic <br /> conditions. <br /> As such, DOT recommends that a new TIAR be submitted and reviewed by the <br /> county prior to issuance of building permits, to include an evaluation of intersection <br /> improvements such as ingress/egress to and from Highway 19 and <br /> acceleration/deceleration lanes at Leopolino Road and Hawaii Belt Road(Highway 19). <br /> DOT further states that should there be traffic impacts attributed to the project, the <br /> applicant is required to provide mitigated traffic improvements at no cost to the state. The <br /> Planning Director therefore recommends revising existing Condition No. 6 to require that <br /> an updated TIAR be submitted and approved by the Planning Department prior to <br /> issuance of Plan Approval and that the applicant shall be responsible for any <br /> recommended traffic improvements or mitigations. <br /> Given the aforementioned requirement to complete an updated TIAR and <br /> implement any traffic improvements, in addition to the time needed to obtain building <br /> permits and complete construction, the Planning Director believes it is reasonable to <br /> recommend a five-year time extension to comply with Condition No. 2 (time to complete <br /> construction) from the effective date of the current amendment, rather than from the <br /> previous deadline. <br /> Approval of the request would not be contrary to the General Plan, <br /> Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP) or the Zoning Code. Since the <br /> Windward Planning Commission approved amendments to the Special Permit in 2015, all <br /> land use designations have remained the same. The State Land Use designation is <br /> Agricultural, County zoning for the property is A-20a, and the General Plan LUPAG map <br /> designation is Important Agricultural Lands. <br /> The requested extension of time would not be contrary to the General Plan or the <br /> Zoning Code. Although a small portion of the property will be used for the proposed <br /> development, the majority of the 26.27-acre parcel will remain in its current state. Given <br /> the applicant's intention to downsize the area of the visitor's center, the impact of <br /> development on the property may even be less than previously envisioned. <br /> The proposed request will continue to encourage agricultural activities or the <br /> utilization of lands in a manner consistent with the Important Agricultural Lands <br /> 3 <br />