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Historical District Boundary Subcommittee Draft Proposal 10 November 2014 RATIONALE The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) states that "Village and town centers are expected to include a mix of uses, including small-lot and higher density residential, retail and office commercial, service-type light industrial, and public and quasi-public facilities, such as schools, churches and parks." (PCDP Section 5.2.1) It also establishes specific use and designs criteria by Village/Town Center Type. Volcano Village meets the criteria of a "Community Village Center" established in areas with 7,000 to 15,000 residents and containing 10 - 30 acres. (PCDP Table 5-1) The PDCP, MALAMA I KA AINA, Historic, Cultural and Scenic Resources, also specifies Use and Design Standards. (PCDP Section 5.2.3) The strongest candidate for Special Design District designation in Puna, is Volcano Village. Presently The Village "has a small, legally recognized historic district. According to a 1993 inventory by the Hawaii State Historic Division, Volcano has a high concentration of historic structures, mostly residential dwellings. Most of these are outside of the (current) designated historic district. The inventory can serve as a basis for establishing both the boundaries of the Special Design District and the design parameters for development within it. A major decision to make, with the involvement of affected property owners and residents, is the extent to which the demolition, renovation and addition to existing historic dwellings will be controlled by design standards, and what those standards will be. In addition design standards for new developments need to be identified and described. Landscape standards are also appropriate for Volcano, although issues related to lot clearance could also be addressed in regulatory controls other than the Special Design District." (PCDP Page 5-5.) Their Action Plan called for implementing this District on a 2008 - 12 timetable for Volcano. The Boundary subcommittee members, Pat Halpern, Lorna Jeyte, Sherry Vierra, and Vikki Milon propose that in accordance with the PCDP, The Volcano Historic District be implemented following the PCDP criteria for a Community Village Center located within a Special Design District with regard to zoning, access and design. BOUNDARY The following proposed boundary encompasses approximately 344 acres. Located within this boundary are 47 Historic Buildings built prior to 1941 and listed in Volcano Village Historic Building Inventory prepared for the Hawaii State Historic Preservation Division, DLNR, by Boone Morrison, 1993.