2016-11-15 Proposed Revision Summary

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7 Section 5: Strengthen Infrastructure, Facilities, and Services 5.2 Expand Affordable Housing Options 5.2.3 County Action Policy 65: "Develop and implement a County -wide, cross -agency affordable housing plan. ■ EReeuFage Develop affordable housing options s4e4within existing towns and villages, near services, and critical infrastructure. ■ Propose and support amendments to the County's taxing powers as a means to increase the supply of affordable housing. ■ Revise the Zoning Code, Chapter 25, relating to'Ohana Dwellings and develop an Accessory Dwelling Unit policy aimed at facilitating affordable housing and aging -in-place opportunities. Evaluate and incorporate applicable policy criteria from City and County of Honolulu's Chapter 21 ADU policy; see also www.accessorydwellings.org as a resource for how other municipalities are handling accessory dwelling unit regulations. ■ Revise the building code requirements for renovating older houses to facilitate the redevelopment of affordable housing. 5.3 Improve the Roadway Network 5.3.4 County Action Policy 72: To improve safe pedestrian access and increase aFteFial ^apaeity and connectivity in Honoka'a: ■ Make safety improvements to downtown Honoka'a based on Complete Streets and/or other evidence -based planning principles. ■ Improvements to include: additional pedestrian crosswalks on Mamane Street, additional sidewalk development (such as along Lehua Street), and safe, marked walkways to parking areas servicing downtown. ■ Complete the extension linking Nkake and Pakalana Street to provide arterial redundancy ■ Explore alternatives in the management of Pakalana Street, such as its conveyance to the State Department of Education or its conversion to a one-way traffic pattern. (GP 13.2.5.4.2 (e)) ■ Provide a cross-town connection to Plumeria Street by extending Kamani Street. GP 13.2.5.4.2 (f);