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4. The TAR bill allows unlimited new vacation rentals in resort and commercial zoning and "PD Project Districts".The new <br /> draft General Plan shows large "urban" expansion areas next to existing resorts (see sample map below).There is a <br /> public comment on the draft General Plan map: "(from the document page 37)The Waikoloa area contains the single <br /> largest designation of Urban Expansion Land Use on the entire island. What rationale was used to reach this <br /> determination and how has the existing community been included in reaching this result?" <br /> What are the odds of those "urban" areas turning into affordable housing and communities for local residents versus <br /> multi-million dollar investment homes for off-island owners, with resort amenities and automatic right to be a vacation <br /> rental?Who is reining in the ever-expanding resort industry? Now developers can just build so-called "housing" and <br /> expand transient accommodations next to the resort.The expansion of these already very dense areas seems <br /> problematic, considering the very precious marine ecosystems down stream,the scarcity of water and the already huge <br /> problem of sewage and pollution (see cesspool conversion priority map below, Priority 1 is red). How many tourists can <br /> you possibly concentrate around Hapuna beach for example? Puako? Kawaihae?What is the carrying capacity? How <br /> many golf courses, pools, hot tubs, AC systems, individual inside and outside kitchens and bathrooms can this fragile <br /> ecosystem support? I wish there was a much more comprehensive review of the tourism industry and careful planning <br /> for the future.This is not sustainable. <br /> f v <br /> + 2 <br /> Public Comments e`3 x <br /> � -e,raress or aao: O, <br /> K '-_'s'' 0.Comment abou.ths 11-11edocument <br /> losartan page 3])The <br /> WAIKOLOAa.ealmap <br /> Mauna:l@ `vJ zl onunstne:nyle <br /> ® � <br /> Viart gnafn CJ S <br /> � fb-an Expansion Land <br /> ® j V�anthe entire Island. - �, � <br /> What rationale was ,E �� <br /> � sed co teach thrs <br /> ® deter i-i.e and now t <br /> * has the e.stny w y <br /> ® / �eluded in h aeh'ing -' i`wilAlie aNuge <br /> Mauna La 4 chss resultsalakv <br /> a a Waiiknlu -eh idaaw� Hawai� . <br /> ..I <br /> fes' * ha na as <br /> . <br /> to aftr <br /> Powered b, ' <br /> Purple= Resort zoning <br /> Orange= Urban zoning <br /> 5. Small scale transient accommodations like small business vacation rentals and Bed and Breakfast are much more <br /> appropriate for the Big Island's rural character. Several of the Community Development Plans explicitly mention this. <br /> They offer economic input for otherwise underserved and lower-income areas. Many communities on the island don't <br /> want any Resort development in their areas. If the County is serious about supporting small scale farming on this island <br /> for food sustainability, vacation rentals are a great way to make small farms financially viable. <br /> Interestingly the draft General Plan doesn't mention TARS, STVR or vacation rentals at all (it mentions vacation <br /> rentals/STVR only ONCE). It mentions the word "Resort" 38 times. So this is Hawaii County's plan for the future (2045)? <br /> We often hear "We want vacation rentals only in resort zones" and "We want the champagne tourist"they are all slogans <br /> that lead to one thing: a Monopoly for Corporate Hotels and Resorts. <br />