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RE: SILL Q1 C~ ~IST'RI~'T. l~lgh 13anslty Urban
~dudlrtg khe height Ilnnlts of l~~ N Kea ~r~nme6~Cial ~~ildings
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Please l+r the 1Vorth iC®na ~orv~rr9ercial b~ildirag height lirnlt designation frvr~n 90 feat to X65
feat. Uniika that tall uraslgt~tly 6-st®ry bul8dl~g gust above 5af~vvay, I®w~€~ bu0iding~ ts~nd In
b~ttaar' a~ro~t our Kvna village environment and a~ey dv nut block ~ view plane and trade
winds.
I f'org~ ~ bring this point up air'the General plan meetings, but I feel that fibs "urban„
designed®n Is too ~vere and not applicable to Kvna. Perhaps a "village urban" designa~c~ra
should be given instead for the Kona ~Istrict thus encouraging lower buildine~ heights which
gr~dy add to Kvraa character,
Lower building helght~ min shat bero derived from tt~s would be ro~oaxlrnizetf and I
uvould highly r~ornrv~end that ail futa~re cermrnercial buildings Incorporate try lnt® their
constructl®n plans as a requirarrs~rt.
~4~ are some major benefits o¢ des taken from the Arbon' ®ay white.
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T'he 4foli®wing are some statistics on just
how impor~nt are in a community setting.
"The rest cv®Iing of a y®ung, healthy try Is equ~abent to ten oooen-size air
conditioners oparatlng 20 hours a day." 11.5. I~partrvsent of Agriculture
"~ra~ can boost the marleet value of your h®ma by an average of 6 or 7 percerot." -pr.
L®well matte
"Land ping, aspeCially with tames, can increa~ property values as crouch as ZO percent," -
Management Information Services/ICN9A
''(5ne acre of f®rest absorbs six tons ®f carbon dioxide and puts out frnur tons of oxygen.
'ifois Is enough ~ rro~t the annual need of people.'' ~U.~. ~parbtaant ®f Agriculture
Cvmrn. No.
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~f'here are ab®ue 60-tw 2AQ- P'nilll~n c~ along our city where old be
planted, fih6s #~ns4a ~ e Wile! erb ~3 mNiion ~i9re ions ~ C®2 every year,
and saving bBll~n In any c -Nal~nal y+lild#3i~ anon
"~`rees p! ar®cand buildings care reduce air coredlttoning n by ~0 percent
and ran save 20 - 50 percent in enersy u~d for hewing." -U5~A Forte Service
~n ~n be a stirraulus t® ~on~~oic prnent, attracting new business and touris~?.
naercia! resat! areas are cr~ore a ' e ~ shoppers, apartments tent mat's gc~iclsiy.
tenants y ~ng~s°, and space ire a sung is more vaiuabte t® ~tl ®r rent." -`tee
Nad4nai a~rb®r i3ay ~oundadon
"Shade t trees c~rld up ~ ~i7S per year (per structure) in air condld®ning cam."
-fir. !.Dwelt P®nte
"i~~lthy, nnatuure trams add an average of id percent to a property's value." -us®~ Forest
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"T?se piant~rrg oi' means impra~vec9 water quality, resulting In less runoff and er~i®n.
'fl:is ailovvs more rP°rarging ~ the ground war supply. lp4f areas help p~vent ~e
~an~ort of sediment and cher~nl~ls into stt~arrls." -USDA forest Service
"In lat~ora~ry r rch, visuuaf re ~ Wings vviti7 tr~.s has produced signlt3can't
recover ~m within live minutes, as indicated by cl'~nges in blood pressure and
muscle tendon." -®r. Rager S. Uiric~ ~e~s Uraiverslty
ti®rrall~o a 60 million hams an average value of $S25 per ire." -
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