Communication No. 2018-15- KCDP Amendment Recommendations

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C omm unication No. 2018 - 15 Policy LU - 1.5: Enhanced Shoreline Setback . Beyond the 40 foot shoreline setback regulated by Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 205A Part III, the County shall explore alternatives (e.g., density transfer based on gross density) for the applicant of a Special Management Area (SMA) Major Permit to de dicate to the government or land trust or encumber as open space for the purpose of realizing a shoreline linear park along as much of Kona’s coastline as possible. Consistent with the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and County of Hawai‘i Gener al Plan policy to retain open space and protect natural resources along with public access to and along the shoreline, it shall be a priority of the County to maintain a minimum of 1,000 - foot open space no - build setback for undeveloped lands adjacent to th e shoreline, on parcels which currently exceed 1,000 feet in depth, in discretionary land use approvals such as SMA major permits, rezonings, and state land use boundary amendments. Structures makai of this setback should be for public recreation and ocea n - dependent facilities such as harbor improvements. Policy LU - 1.6: 17 - Mile Protected Coastline : As part of any discretionary land use approvals such as SMA major permits, rezonings, and state land use boundary amendments, implement the vision of a 17 mile long protected stretch of open coastline from Makaeo north to Kikaua Pt. at the Kuki‘o development. Most of this area is already publicly owned and much of it has already been set aside for park purposes. This incorporates the Kaloko - Honokōhau National H istorical Park, the portion of Kohanaiki that will be deeded to the County under the terms of the existing SMA permit, the makai portion of O‘oma 2, NELHA and state lands makai of the airport runway, to the extent that they can be used for public recreatio n consistent with the requirements of NELHA and the airport, the Kekaha Kai State Park, and Makalawena. Objective LU - 2: Urban Area Growth Management . Recognizing that the LUPAG Urban Area is larger than needed in order to accommodate the projected growt h within the planning horizon, future growth within the Urban Area shall be encouraged in a pattern of compact villages at densities that support public transit. Policy LU – 2.1: Village Types Defined — Transit - Oriented Developments (TODs) vs. Traditional Nei ghborhood Developments (TNDs). Both TODs and TNDs are compact mixed - use villages, characterized by a village center within a higher - density urban core, roughly equivalent to a 5 - minute walking radius (1/4 mile), surrounded by a secondary mixed - use, mixed - density area with an outer boundary roughly equivalent to a 10 - minute walking radius from the village center (1/2 mile). The distinction between a TOD and TND is that the approximate location of a TOD is currently designated on the Official Kona Land Use Map (Figure 4 - 7) along the trunk or secondary transit route and contains a transit station, while TND locations have not been designated and may be located off of the trunk or secondary transit route at a location approved by a rezoning action. Policy LU - 2 .2: TOD/TND Components . The components of a TOD/TND include Urban Core, Secondary Core, and Greenbelt. A TOD/TND contains a higher density 2018 - 03 - 13.KCDP.Amendment.Re port 12