Communication No. 2018-15- KCDP Amendment Recommendations

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Communication No. 2018 - 15 Kona CDP Action Committee Response to KCDP Communication no. 2017 - 03: Proposal by Office of the Mayor to Amend Certain Policies of the Kona CDP. The following text presents the recommendations of the Kona CDP Action Committe e made on March 13, 2018 regarding the above - referenced proposal to amend certain policies of the Kona CDP. In these recommendations, the Action Committee concurs with the majority of amendments proposed in Communication 2017 - 03, but also recommends delet ing or modifying certain proposed amendments and additional amending language to a number of other Kona CDP policies in order to clarify and facilitate implementation of these important policies. For simplicity in understanding and comparing the original proposed amendments with the differing amendments recommended by the Action Committee, the following text presents the existing goals, objectives and policies of the Kona CDP in the same “Exhibit A” format as presented in Communication 2017 - 03, but with o nly the CDP amendments supported or additionally recommended by the Action Committee. The Kona CDP amendments proposed by the Office of the Mayor, in Communication 2017 - 03, should be reviewed side - by - side with these recommendations to allow a comparison and contrast of amending language between the two documents. The Action Committee understands that the final form of the document entitled “Exhibit A,” following your review and any further amendments you may make, is intended to be an attachment to a Coun ty legislative Bill which, if enacted as an ordinance by the County Council, would amend the Kona CDP Policies as provided in such “Exhibit A.” ----------------------- Exhibit A Kona Community Development Plan Compendium of Goals, Objectives, and Policies from Chapter 4 4.1 TRANSPORTATION Transportation Goal: An efficient, safe, and attractive multi - modal transportation system integrated with land use planning that allows movement around and through Kona with minimal reliance on the automobile. Objective TRAN - 1: Transportation and Land Use. To organize growth on a regional level in Kona, growth should be compact and transit - supportive. Compact mixed - use villages along transit routes provide sufficient densities to support transit feasibility and enable people to meet a variety of daily needs within walking distance. 2018 - 03 - 13.KCDP.Amendment.Report 1