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However, it is zoned Ag-3 and, as Clint said, weÓre losing a lot of ag land. Everybody
<br />thatÓs here in Kona knows that weÓre constantly being urbanized, ag land is being
<br />urbanized. So, I have a problem with doing that. I have a smal
<br />farms around me, macadamia nut farms, coffee farms, that type of thing and IÓd like to
<br />see the area stay the same.
<br />Since the developer bought the property zoned Ag-3, I donÓt think itÓs unreasonable to
<br />request that it stays Ag-3. And in between, actually, I think green belts and ag land in
<br />between the gated subdivision is a nice compromise.
<br />But my biggest concern with the subdivision, besides talking about Kohanaiki Road,
<br />which is the access of that, thatÓs a big concern of mine, is the traffic. I donÓt know
<br />where you folks live and stuff but if you use Palani Road, I would request all of you to
<br />use it between 7 and 9 in the morning and 3 and 5 in the afternoon. ItÓs totally
<br />unreasonable. ItÓs unsafe, the intersection at Hinalani. Which would bring another point,
<br />if the developer was to put in a signal there, I would be more susceptive to this. But it is
<br />just a life and death situation as it stands now. And IÓd like to show you a couple of
<br />poster boards just to give you a visual, I think, of what IÓm talking about as far as traffic
<br />goes, if thatÓs acceptable.
<br />This is not professional graphics here, this is just me sitting home doing this. This is the
<br />existing subdivision, each number represents three acres and with 53 acres you can get 16
<br />3-acre lots out of this. These two blocks indicate infrastructure roads and that type of
<br />thing. If each one of these three acres has one house, these two lines represent, thatÓs two
<br />cars per house. ThatÓs 32 cars thatÓs going to be up on Palani Road. If they have a
<br />second house, an ohana or farm dwelling, then we can add this to
<br />makes 64 cars. And then these five cars represents service, just cable and that type thing.
<br />So we have a potential of existing now with 70 cars per day going out on Palani Road.
<br />ThereÓs another subdivision just south of Creative Day School. And I believe its, I donÓt
<br />know how many lots are there and I donÓt know how big they are, but itÓs 15 to 18 lots.
<br />So, again, using the same math, youÓve got two cars, you got another 30-40 cars there,
<br />add those 30-40 cars. And that subdivision is already in, the roads are in, that has been
<br />approve and stuff. So with this existing and that subdivision, youÓve got over 100 cars
<br />per day on Palani. And I believe itÓs public knowledge that Palani is 30 years outdated
<br />from the amount of traffic thatÓs there. So this is the existing subdivision.
<br />If this subdivision is granted here, again, you got 52 acres, forty 1-acre lots, and this
<br />represents five acres of infrastructure. One, two, three, four, five lines here is one house.
<br />You figure two cars per house, thatÓs 94 cars; and then with the service vehicles, thatÓs
<br />100 cars per day coming out of there.
<br />I havenÓt read the CC&RÓs of this subdivision so I donÓt if they permit farm dwellings or
<br />ohana. If they do put a farm dwelling or ohana in Kona, we call those rentals, then that
<br />adds another 100 cars per day. So you have a potential of 200 cars on Palani Road.
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