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• Collaborate with Community Groups: <br />o Collaborate with the Waipi'o Valley community to develop a long range <br />management plan for Waipi'o that addresses public access, carrying capacity, <br />resource management, and potential funding sources for on-going maintenance of <br />streams and roads. <br />Support community organizations such as the Waipi'o Valley Stakeholders Alliance, the <br />Waipi'o Community Circle, the Traditional Waipi'o Taro Farmers Assoc., and Ha Ola O <br />Waipi'o Valley in developing and implementing a community-based watershed plan based <br />on the Waipi'o Valley Stream Management Plan. <br />Policy 72 Adopt rural road design standards that accommodate, where appropriate, flexibility in the <br />design of streets to preserve the rural character of an area, including pavement width, <br />unpaved shoulders/swales, rock walls, lighting, and landscaping featuring native plants. <br />Allow these standards to be used on new or when improving existing rural roads to <br />maintain community character. (HCC 23-41, 86, & 87; GP 13.2.3(1) and 13.2.3 (m)) <br />Policy 118 Evaluate County Zoning Code Section 15-5-72(a)(17) relating to "livestock production of <br />piggeries, apiaries, and pen feeding of livestock shall be [..] located no closer than one <br />thousand feet away from any major public street or from any other zoning district." <br />• Define what qualifies as an "apiary", - <br />Determine if the minimum distance of 1,000 feet from any public street or other zone is <br />appropriate for each use referenced; recommend revision to minimum distance if research <br />justifies adopting new minimum distances. <br />Policy 63 Develop and implement a County -wide, cross -agency affordable housing plan. <br />• Develop affordable housing options within existing towns and villages, near services, <br />and critical infrastructure. <br />• Propose and support amendments to the County's taxing powers as a means to increase <br />the supply of affordable housing. <br />• Revise the Zoning Code, Chapter 25, relating to 'Ohana Dwellings and develop an <br />Accessory Dwelling Unit policy aimed at facilitating affordable housing and aging -in- <br />place opportunities. Evaluate and incorporate applicable policy criteria from the City <br />and County of Honolulu's Chapter 21 Accessory Dwelling Unit policy; see also <br />www.accessorvdwellings.org as a resource for how other municipalities are handling <br />accessory dwelling unit regulations. <br />• Revise the building code requirements for renovating older houses to facilitate the <br />redevelopment of affordable housing. <br />Community Planning & %-ollaborative JUPPUI L <br />Policy 14 To ensure the preservation of historic and cultural village character, provide technical <br />support to develop Town Revitalization Plans. <br />Policy 16 Support the proposed Hakalau NWR Expansion Project. <br />18 <br />Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies <br />