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Design Guideline Goals • Pahoa Village is primarily a high density urban core with small scale building design of historic character. • The Pahoa streetscape reflects a pedestrian oriented environment with automobile traffic and related amenities being accommodated as a secondary albeit necessary feature. • Commercial activity is seamlessly integrated with residential uses. • Commercial operations are at street level with residential or low volume commercial and office spaces on upper floors. • Where applicable, passageways and courtyards link nearby streets and parking areas. • Street trees,planter boxes and other appropriate landscaping is common throughout Pahoa Village Design District further enhancing its sense of place. General Design Recommendations To the extent reasonably feasible the following features should be incorporated into each new construction and building renovation project within the PVD district. Features to Enhance • Traditional downtown small scale, being predominantly low-rise and pedestrian- friendly. • Automobiles and associated amenities should be accommodated as secondary to overall aesthetic appeal and pedestrian oriented priorities. • Contribute to the variety of small storefront architectural styles from various eras in Pahoa's history. Details on historic buildings should be replicated or preserved, including traditional canopies, false-front parapets, attic vents, cornices, windows, doors, and other architectural elements. • Pockets of landscaping and greenery, especially in the commercial blocks. • Passageways and courtyards between buildings, which link nearby streets to parking areas. • The mass and scale of new buildings should complement, not overwhelm, Pahoa's traditional, small-scale architecture. • Canopies are highly recommended as means to keep Pahoa pedestrian friendly. Canopies should be replaced and/or restored on Pahoa's historic structures. • Landscape all parking lots that have street frontage. Plantings should be of size and caliber to screen automobiles from pedestrian sight lines upon completion. Efforts should be made to include Native Hawaiian Flora whenever possible. • Improve and/or maintain neglected and vacant lots. • Plant street trees where feasible. • Improve sidewalks to adequate ADA compliant widths; build new sidewalks where necessary, especially in areas where sidewalks are not continuous. • Utility lines should be located underground from the border of the lot line to the connection of the building. 8 Page