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Steering Committee Review of Community Input, September 2016 Review Document 3 of 4 <br />Section 5: Strengthen Infrastructure, Facilities, and Services <br />5.2 Expand Affordable Housing Options <br />10. Revise County Action Policy 65: <br />"Develop and implement a County -wide, cross -agency affordable housing plan. <br />■ Enee� age Develop affordable housing options s4eed within existing towns and villages, <br />near services, and critical infrastructure. <br />■ Propose and support amendments to the County's taxing powers as a means to increase <br />the supply of affordable housing. <br />■ "Revise the Zoning Code, Chapter 25, relating to Ohana Dwellings and develop an <br />Accessory Dwelling Unit policy aimed at facilitating affordable housing and aging -in-place <br />opportunities. Evaluate and incorporate applicable policy criteria from City and County of <br />Honolulu's Chapter 21 ADU policy; see also www.accessorydwellings.org as a resource for <br />how other municipalities are handline accessory dwelline unit reeulations." <br />Rationale: This policy addresses the identified need for affordable housing and aging -in-place <br />options in the Planning Area. Currently, the costs and regulatory hurdles associated with the <br />Ohana Dwelling permit process are likely impeding infill development. Many municipalities <br />around the country, including the City and County of Honolulu, are facilitating Accessory <br />Dwelling Unit development to accommodate housing gaps in affordable housing, aging -in-place <br />options, and to decrease infrastructure costs by increasing urban density. <br />5.3 Improve the Roadway Network <br />11. Revise County Action Policy 72: <br />"To improve safe pedestrian access and increase @FteFial eapaeity and connectivity in <br />Honoka'a: <br />■ "Make safetv improvements to downtown Honoka'a based on Complete Streets olannin <br />principles. <br />■ Improvements to include: additional pedestrian crosswalks on Mamane Street, <br />additional sidewalk development (such as along Lehua Street), and safe, marked <br />walkways to parking areas servicing downtown." <br />■ Complete the extension linking Pikake and Pakalana Street to provide arterial redundancy <br />■ Explore alternatives in the management of Pakalana Street, such as its conveyance to the <br />State Department of Education or its conversion to a one-way traffic pattern. (GP <br />13.2.5.4.2 (e)) <br />■ Provide a cross-town connection to Plumeria Street by extending Kamani Street. GP <br />13.2.5.4.2 (f); <br />Rationale: This Policy is in response to community comments about pedestrian safety <br />improvements in downtown Honoka'a. Also in early 2016, planners attended a Blue <br />Zone/Complete Streets walk-through of the downtown Honoka'a area hosted by <br />HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (CDP) I Revision Doc. #3 <br />