2015-30 VLRP req to PD-design district

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Communication No. 2015 -30 To: Mr. Duane Kanuha, Planning Director Through: Ms. Patti Pinto, Chair, Puna CDP Action Committee From: Volcano Community Association, Long Range Planning Committee Subject: Request for assistance to enable a Volcano Village Design District Date: July 30, 2015 The Long Range Planning Committee of the Volcano Community appreciates your offer to lead a collaborative effort to draft amendments to the County Zoning Code that would establish a Volcano Village Design District, as stated in your letter of March 10, 2015. We are ready to be part of a team that would include the Puna CDP Action Committee, planners from your office, and whomever else you wou d recommend. The purpose of a Volcano Village Design District is to provide future developers of properties within the designated district with guidelines for landscape and architectural design that would be compatible with the historic, rural character of Volcano Village. To this end, the following has been accomplished: Publication of an inventory of historic structures (Boone Morrison: Volcano Village Historic Building Inventory, 2010 Designation of the Hale Ohia State Historic Residential District that lies within the proposed Design District Several iterations of proposed architectural and landscape design guidelines Reference to a Volcano Village Design District in the Puna CDP (PCDP Sec 5.2.1) * Numerous meetings with community members indicating support for such a district o Preparation of a draft Volcano Village Design District by the Long Range Planning Committee (attached) The Volcano Long Range Planning Committee is delighted that the Planning Department is willing to take the lead in a collaborative effort with the Puna CDP Action Committee, the Volcano Long Range Planning Committee and Volcano Community Association to develop a Volcano Village Design District. We seek your valued and professional assistance that would enable our community to formally and legally establish a Volcano Village Design District. Attached is a detailed draft proposal for a Volcano Village Design District. We look forward to working with you in your : ole as the leading entity in a collaborative process that will result in a durable and lasting legacy that expresses the unique historic and cultural character of our community. We thank you fo your favorable and prompt response to our request for assistance. Sincere y Linda Pratt f" President Volcano Community Association