HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0632.028 2000-2002 Thu, Auc~ 29, 2002 12:43 PM
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FAX TO:
PLANNItJG COMMIl~f-EE CHAIR, LEITHEAD-TODD
AND ;vtEMCiERS OF FULL COUNTY COUNCIL `
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Aloha, Planning Commute Chairperson and Council members
Mayor Kim and Planning Director Christopher Yuen have taken the lead for better land
use planning in our County. A giant step in achieving this goal is to enforce existing
subdivision laws by eliminating the indiscriminate use of the CPR (Condominium
Project Regime) subdivision loophole. The CPR law was designed to ig•ve sg~arate title
t~ apartment units--not to subdivide land The use of the CPR loophole has had many
deleterious affects including: '
• Addina~~xpect_esd_ ensity to subdivisions, neighborhoods._and rural areas.
Roads, parks, schools, fire control, and other important provisions of planning
are being stressed to the max. CPR division can contribute to more than
quadrupling the density of development.
• lr.and prices reflect CP~t ~te_nti~often making_land more expensive and
purchases risky With hope (but no promise) that land could be CPR'd, people
have gone into land purchases which they otherwise might not have. Some
people plan to recoup land costs or make money on their property by selling
these "limited common elements" <the divisions of CPR). This has made
speculators out of regular folk who are just trying to afford a home, not become
realtors. Without CPR potential, regular people may be able to afford property
when prices don't reflect CPR potential.
• CPR is a subdivision loophole.. It is not, and has never been, a "given." One person
could get CPR approval (maybe the right consultant, the right timing or mood,
etc.), and another may not.
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• CPR is more than a real estate dilemma .The inconsistent application of the CPR
loophole creates th~_~ppearance of government impropriety 6y closing the CPR
loophole, Mayor I<im and his administration are taking the opportunity to heal
the wounds which lack of faith in government agencies has had on Hawaii
Island communities.
Anyone who drives a car or has a child in school knows the crunch of poor, unexpected
planning. No matter how you feel about "growth," the raid growth of this island's
pszp~lation and development will be better if it i~ Droactively planned and rules
enforced Let's notgo down the road of LosAngelesand !-lonolulu-type sprawl. Please
give your support to this measure which would help clean up Hawaii county planning
and the future of our neighborhood, resources, and social fabric of our communities.
Mahalo for this opportunity to provide input into my government's decision-making
process.
Sincerely,
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