Communication No. 2018-08- KCDP Amendments Subcommittee Report

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Communication No. 2018-08 4. To promote coordination and collaboration among the community, government agencies, applicants, landowners, professionals, and educational institutions; 5. To provide education on best design practices to applicants, government staff, community members, educators and students; and, 6. To award and recognize exemplary projects. Although the Design Center will be administered by the Planning Department and staffed by County employees, the department may organize a technical committee of interdisciplinary volunteers. Policy LU-4.2: Mandatory Review. The Design Center shall review and approve provide recommendations to the applicant prior to submittal of the application to the Planning Department for all master plans prepared for floating zones (TODs/TNDs, Affordable Housing, Eco-Industrial) and Clustered Rural Subdivision PUDs. Projects implementing these master plans, as well as any other project within the Kona CDP planning area, are encouraged, but not required, to be reviewed by the Design Center. Policy LU-4.3: Expedited Permit Processing. For projects reviewed by the Design Center, a staff member of the Design Center may be assigned to coordinate and expedite permit approvals for the proposed project. 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Goal: The natural and cultural resources enhance Kona’s character together with the built environment, developed in harmony with ecological principles, where residents and visitors enjoy and interact with nature through a networked system that promotes a healthy active lifestyle, and where the financial and moral commitment reflects the high level of caring that the Kona people have for the land. Objective ENV-1: Managing Impacts. In order to minimize impacts on the land, make use of best management planning practices for any land-based endeavor by balancing public and private rights, and taking advantage of an ever-improving knowledge of resource sensitivity and natural processes. Policy ENV-1.1: Central Environmental Resources Inventory. The County should be a central repository of environmental resources GIS data (including the metadata documentation), assist in inventory creation where there are data gaps, and assist in maintenance where there are no assigned maintenance responsibilities. Policy ENV-1.2: Kona Mauka Watershed Management Program. The Kona Mauka Watershed Management Program shallshould encompass the public and private lands mauka of Māmalahoa Highway (see Figure 4-8a). The purpose of this program is to synthesize the current knowledge of the mauka lands resources, develop a viable action plan to coordinate the various public agencies and private owners, and serve as the basis for establishing an ecosystem services incentives program. Such a program Communication No. 2018-08