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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. Policy 70 Support and provide technical assistance to assist in the development of 'road improvement districts' in order to finance road improvements. (Refer to County Res No 320-10) Property Management Policy 16 Identify and secure in public trust (fee simple or by easement) priority lands that achieve one or more of Hamakua's Objectives. • Seek to use conservation easement or acquisition opportunities through funding sources such as PONC, etc., once critical habitat areas are identified as priorities to protect. • Seek to protect with easements or acquire suitable important coastal lands that would protect viewsheds, provide the public with access to scenic viewing areas, or otherwise promote appropriate coastal recreation and subsistence. • Support the efforts of landowners in establishing conservation and agricultural easements to preserve important resources in perpetuity. Policy 48 Pursue access easements and/or acquisition of high priority public accesses to meet CDP objectives. Policy 49 Where possible through permit conditions, easements, or acquisitions, the County of Hawai'i shall establish: public access to and along the shoreline to significant historic sites, public transit along the top of cliff, streams, mauka trails, facilities, and access to sites for gathering, hunting, and other recreational purposes. Policy 51 Prior to disposing of, leasing, or transferring public lands, including public roads or trails, public access potentials will be assessed, documented and protected if public access use is in the public's interest. (HRS §46-1.5) 2.5 Fire Policy 97 Optimize use of the Pepe'ekeo substation to increase Police and Fire department presence in the Planning Area and improve emergency response times in Rural South Hilo. • Consider expanding N. Hilo policing jurisdiction to include parts of rural South Hilo (Honomu and Pepe'ekeo) to increase response times in these rural areas; Policy 98 Work with community members to develop volunteer firefighter capacity for the Laupahoehoe Fire Station. Policy 99 Prioritize securing an emergency vehicle for Honoka'a fire station with the capacity for providing safe service to Waipi'o Valley. 9 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies