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NOT consistent with the South Kohala CDP (2008) <br /> This proposed project fails to meet the guidelines and policies set forth for the Waimea <br /> Town as stipulated in the South Kohala CDP. Instead,this project would remove prime <br /> agricultural lands and push unsightly commercial development further east of the Waimea <br /> Town center. <br /> 4.2 WAIMEA TOMORROW. WAIMEA CONCEPTUAL PLAN&POLICIES PURPOSE: This <br /> Waimea Town Conceptual Plan presents in graphic and narrative form general guidelines <br /> for the long-range-20+year look-ahead-future of Waimea Town. During the course of <br /> the Community Readiness Process and Waimea Focus Group meetings,five main concerns <br /> were consistently voiced: <br /> • Preserving Waimea's "sense of place" <br /> • Moderating the pace ofgrowth and change in Waimea <br /> • Wise management of natural resources and important agricultural lands <br /> • Development of affordable housing <br /> • Timely construction of transportation and circulation improve <br /> POLICY NO. 2 "RESPONSIBLE GROWTH":MODERATE THE PACE OF GROWTH AND <br /> CHANGE IN WAIMEA <br /> Stratea-v 2.1 The County should carefully evaluate and condition, as appropriate, any <br /> rezoning that would negatively impact important agricultural lands or culturally, visually <br /> and environmentally important open spaces or resources in Waimea -- Time will be needed <br /> to implement a number of important open space preservation tools and programs, <br /> including acquisition of fee interest or conservation easements for important pu'u and <br /> some of the East Waimea farm and ranch lots. While these tools and programs are being <br /> put into place, private lands that are currently zoned A-5a,A-10a,A-20a, orA-40a should <br /> retain their current zoning. Exceptions can be made for affordable housing, agricultural <br /> cluster subdivisions, and small-scale rezonings of 4 lots or less that may assist families in <br /> allowing their children to obtain individual properties. <br /> Would adversely increase traffic congestion near this area <br /> This proposed project site would only be accessible from the main Mamalahoa Highway <br /> amongst the surrounding residential homes and commercial properties which are already <br /> difficult to navigate as the highway starts to narrow near here when driving west into <br /> Waimea Town. <br /> 4 <br />