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• 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 /> Strate y 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-1 Oa,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 /> Would adversely increase property taxes for residents in this area <br /> This proposed residential development which is being built for the high-end market and <br /> not for the affordable range and would only increase the property taxes for local residents <br /> such as us in this area. <br /> Solely for speculation purposes <br /> In 2002,the County Council repealed the previous commercial zoning for a portion of the <br /> property with Ordinance No. 02-107 due to noncompliance of conditions and reverted it <br /> back to Agriculture (A-5a). This original commercial zoning was done in 1993 with <br /> Ordinance No. 93-6. However,the proposed applications for this property would be <br /> 4 <br />