2017-12-11_HCDP_GUIDE_to_AGENCIES_FINAL 02.15.2019

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Policy 67 Improve/replace substandard bridges in the Hamakua Planning Area. Policy 68 Develop a roads-in-limbo improvement and adoption process according to population, usage, alternative rout%onnectivity needs, and safety assessments. Policy 69 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) Policy 70 To improve safe pedestrian access and increase connectivity in Honoka'a: • Make safety improvements to downtown Honoka'a based on Complete Streets and/or other evidence-based planning principles. o Improvements to include: additional pedestrian crosswalks on Mamane Street, additional sidewalk development (such as along Lehua Street), and safe, marked walkways to parking areas servicing downtown. • Complete the extension linking Pikake and Pakalana Street to provide arterial redundancy • Explore alternatives in the management of Pakalana Street, such as its conveyance to the State Department of Education or its conversion to a one-way traffic pattern. (GP 13.2.5.4.2 (e)) • Provide a cross-town connection to Plumeria Street by extending Kamani Street. GP 13.2.5.4.2 (f); Policy 71 Improve substandard sections of the Old Mamalahoa Highway and maintain for use as an alternative, emergency route to Highway 19. Particularly noted in the General Plan: Portions of the old Mamalahoa Highway, especially those serving Pepe'ekeo and Honomu, should be improved to provide a secondary north -south route along the Hamakua Coast. (GP 13. 2. 5. 2. 2(a)) Policy 72 Adopt rural road design standards that accommodate, where appropriate, flexibility in the design of streets to preserve the rural character of an area, including pavement width, unpaved shoulders/swales, rock walls, lighting, and landscaping featuring native plants. Allow these standards to be used on new or when improving existing rural roads to maintain community character. (HCC 23-41, 86, & 87; GP 13.2.3(1) and 13.2.3 (m)) Policy 73 Implement a Complete Streets Program, including place-appropriate roadway design and sidewalk development for the Hamakua Planning area. (Refer to County Resolution 171-11) Policy 94 Coordinate with FEMA and NRCS to address areas developed prior to flood regulations and riverine flood areas in the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). (HCC Chapter 27) Policy 110 Use alternative energy sources at County facilities within the Planning Area. ■ Add electric vehicle charging stations at appropriate facilities; ■ Add solar lighting in appropriate parking areas; ■ Add photovoltaic systems and/or solar hot water systems to appropriate facilities. 24 Hamakua CDP Guidance to Agencies