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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0362.015 2004-2006 /5-.1:14 ttl:rni f~",n~lua D,r. Kai7ua-Kann, Hi 96740 1;08./33?-Odd1 Teatlmomy OF The Kona Traffic Sa9ety C:ammitl:ee Presented Ely JOEL. GIMPEL. Chair, public A~Asirs 73-aE86 Mira ?.gin- 5t. Kaiiua-Kona, Ha'naYl ESu9'~~re "tie h•ihe!ltftlll r,4~1N'PY Pl.A?lNiPlC3 Ct~MMIT'"SE FZer~ardin~ K?C VILLAraES. 1_'t.C :.hire •rryB o!';£one Applicakic~rl R~Z 04-033 Bill 123 February 14, 2096 Comm. No. ~O • I~ Ktf.. etc BCD 17i LlJt1Ii as sr:o o~~~ ~a e-er ~-t-~© 41r ha, and that k yeu for the o`'porv,~r+,i±y tc'est'y on this application. We a so ~p>reciat69 ;nE opf:~artuni to particiyiate .r the S~~ptamter Et) pu~+llC heath 9 •st~ardir`!) This f~repe.sal, <a mmlch you received seven wrc^_en c:ommects an fef limo II~iTI 14 p;+oplea all opposed to this rezonir?g, v,,°h rarA~e, save fre n tn~ cfsrelof er in suopc: t~ Ifs aK>par~nt that our ~orr~•ur.~ty ^r~s ~~a~~cen ~~n;+a, nr va ce, ~ ;'~d vie t vst vcru'~~e heard us. TT' e~~"e terst~.m~~ny i • 1hr: +a,ord #hat irG'®asYno [±~e atlawatrle residenftc~i d: ns~ty by rnorea that 3.', peg"cent ~~nd permitting commercial and reta!I operations i~ ~ the pr+~I:+us~::d de~.re c,prr~ent may be sui,able for the area but only" if critically ne~. ed int~_~r'.~ct,uegr~~,jas ~.;Ym:;tr%.+rtion, and occt~~~ is prohi±~itf;d until :he rie~~~eti_~([~ptr~~t!~X is ir,_~~Iacra• We ur,derstanc Inat the de4eloF~cs+ ~aiier sentry. t"~~~ ~~C, is ~utct} la:l Se{> embe-; has indicated vJi!iingne~•s tc; amend its pl< ns, re~ tacit the nurri~ie~, r of re 9identisl units rcqueeipd from f;7 tc 47. cu: re~teir ing th+: 13,')OC squire f:et of commerciai space. Bu'c even with tt,e reduced rc :id~~: ~a den> ty, this t:-roposad development mould add sipnifcant!y to A Pi Or ve traff o, cer au~ a 4i une and twcr-bedrooi>• rssidentia~ ur Its. together = ~itf `9,0100 ~~q~~aa a feet .f ccm~mer;ral spa:a, can ~y~:nerate t~etwe.en ^00 and ' )CO bi pe c a~y 7P~.E?rti~, a~~e 1:hree u:ial roar irnprcr.emente tha~: snaa~a bt, ro',u+'e:~i be k:~re °.~i's,t+uu~ion becPns, or al yeast bfatore occupancy is F ,rm~trec f=1 ~.ST: Tfe mast vi:;~l ri~s.d imorovernent'S the completion et a hew connector ru ~d in ~ ua a + cing t°om ;~:.~41;ir;i ligh uay a. th_ so.ah +r^'or.rt,~ line th~; tle~-elcprte-t w :'n a rnundaF~aia: ~?r. Ati~i I~+~itie, rt 15 ITIa" ak~a-'n:l-081 ti1J'l r^9":tOr r'~: ad dtJSCIU'.@-l'~ 78CElS5c l'V ~c:Cr3E.S° It 'IVIII pr)vldf I . `Jit?: a~:C~s:; to t ~~e development sltfa to av~~ ~..i an adverse =ffect an Ali'i Dr+v~ d,ar ~q cant^~aclicn of tt-e C,eveloFxrient ,4 P~' ria:~~e Yt by-pas:j arou~~d the Ali~f Orive tourist area, ?anhancinr. safes>ty acrd takeng advs~ntac,!~; at lF+e Ccun".y s investmr;nt in Kuaklni Highway 3 .4 c~~~ ~ical en ;r~r~~nCy rr~utA'`or r o+ce; firs, a°++9 rnCedic~l se"-vices that wwalc o.h_>v~is~; tf~ d~a~~h;ye9 on Ail~i Grr~.'Wr; q, ,n v,tel tsunami ~,:vac.r.3tion route fncrn a hig~-density are, that expf;riences rouli~r: con~escian; eno 5. o d:;ceur th.3t ~~-i I ex.{:f:d to °.he construction r~provenients cont.em~ latf3a for the Or'eo Ef~y •ojcrt. 4 co~T~~~.~r t i.rb~n n ~~~..ndda~out ~n~ill pfnvitie several bE"~netit~: 1. It w+ll tac:alt ate i` ie ta:ItE cf "riyh?~-inirtyht-out" ~3nd "rao Jett turn" accesses alGnc Ah'~ i]rivet~ ~mr~rrovr;~ ;rsifficficw, ~ 11 ~~4~ ` ''n'evi+1: a _~~cir.`Yi_-antly sa"er r~wtronma~'at to p6+tesrianu cxos~sSnc tl'e strr.et k~eG3 )sft `:heY gross he^ind vehicles preparing [o t,~r'r,, h I !li;t a i r~ a crftii,•C~Imir' ~ d°v>cc: Ebel co_ ~ ro;k imp%adc~ iraitic flew w~i+lc ic:' -nJ f,'I~Fd;3',1 Y1; l'ta3in = S?1fF 5(?5~'d. ~t It ~r, s im:~rc~~r~ r~tN L~Sr~a! of,~ie+~•~~ce at !rite+~s~~+~'~ors U::_a.se l~~ic3y: will be reat!C+?C bA' n0; fegUllin~ all VP.h1 ~(B:> to StOj+i.Jnn9Ce5sari y~ ahd EIS ?9';c G_~1 .E$F~c °'.Y--- .cP,~., =L!~© 5. I': cr,;.'c wort: i~ ::arjun~tion :rift- a secord :cmpa;,t urban roand~bnut a' trs Inteisa;:ti~.~n ul FI aa,a+l~~ Ftor,c, and P.li'i Drive To b~e .:rs~rlute!y sui+a tt~af this connection will Ga cor;~plete;~tl before eunstruti~:m ~onrrie?'+of=.s it ~?il! b~3 ne~::r+s:;ar~ for thr2 deveicp~.r to sham to the `inant:ial ro nmiti~~ei~it. Tits rr r.rst f:+c Considered whenev5r ~1he ex!st•~nc~ infr~s,r~,toture carrot ~af~~31y s~~~p+=ri th~~:+ com"'rination ofthE currant oopu~atlon and tha ne~N de;Eloprne?nr_ Iher: tare a cou,ale of ways th,3t fh,s can easly be axnmplis~teb v?ithouk toe, r~cvelop~3r bE+2 ring the °ntire financial obligation. eNithout going .nt~~ oe.ti~, tna~; it+cl,~ce IEntc: Fr•i::e "undir,g, wl-+ere the Court~~ partneFs with the da.?eIOE>er by fOrgfVl iq prc OE3rt`.i t8X ObIICJ2iiCn5 r,,r OF t0 'dEaf~ pn thE: IITI )rOVlrslFa'1tS. ~h15~ ~eri'll t5 the developer tU ffr~r Once the 'oatl GJ't 3truC`-`.IOr` thl G~J~"~ d +.,(JlTltllriatip'~ Ct mproc~ed CBSh foV+' an '2ntai U~+Bra°IQnS3 2r~~ h!gi-?r se ling ;r -ir.es ttsa: th E? p:.,d•rhasars c~tset w to n[ tax F avrn ant^ . SE (:;Ordi) The t:mh+ci for h+; T-ansportation Enhanc~mer`. projE?ct far Cmec Bay mt ist be a:~ldressed ghat project Tray not be thEi mur~t crr;ica! ele-,r'er;t fo m~~iigat~ th~r safr=''y ar~,d c_p2city I'~;aues created by tha K.~'C y~dfage~s ~~eti'Elo~nnEnt, ou` tr_e ciev_eicj_in_rt s igulc,l rota rc~d until ttte Trans~;ortatior. F_nhancemen~; project fa. (7~c g>c 13~t,- i:a gpg~,E.atic,~rall~crCmplete, S!riut=nern.a ccnst^ar,;ion wo.tld 4la::e a' Unrt~-,E'S::ery h4UOEn ~cn 2n Glread4 r:'?!'r-,try'€tiett AI '3rivg, ~tI{~"{Lr ~~'I!? or )ti:Q;i~=: f7f9velOt%r.'_erlt ?lii: the ~O%E"ltic! tG c: in•!', n~~IP 9E:Vfi -al C~'JrK~C CI si:a~ces ;a:ad trr thc~ laublir, t~ vs(t ^he sroreline.:~~evr the sin>ers~ and patr ~ns~z_ b. n6.5aE 9 l iGC t1 'C::.3. It i31f' I)? klBnfifl°°~I t'J E I~'-l~n~t0 `t''°_ "'n SirAP.t ;.>.afklf ad q•IQ !~J I Ds.IV'. 10 "f±prC,~ 8 th6 Safaty anCl BGCBSS O` p~CcStria'i~ rdf10 s;:yCl~'~ts bu: th ; neeacl i ~ adri,•es:. tftc: r~cuction m parking re.na~ns. The aeweluper shoo j p~ vrida ar'ditio~-aE r~~askirlc in tf~-e deveiopntent cr off site tk!: vicinit)~. In gDnCiuSlOr+, 1.he p'Onler7 ~Nlth th;S devei~~Rmrnt uf;nlicat.or- +5 its dy s~`un ~tlonal rB!afit~rsh~o with 2re big pictur®. -this applicatir~n is another r;,cmpie in whch gnifi.::3nt ad?crse p*oject E3ffects ~n the surround+nn inrastrucl~are 8nC rltt!gotion o` ~nfrastruoture d~_firiencies induced by the rr mula± v~~; effects r'ii thi~a and ocher projects in Kallua-Kona :re~ not adequately a<dre~ssta. 8u.` F,s:cerrna2l approvals •Nith flav?ed cr tleubtful conditions t ~nd'.o e)acafi~~3',3 ,::011 ro'u ~I'816`S 2nd :.IVB rl3e tC G)TdC ti~Ti t'~i tht~ ap;~r:a+al pr'Jr;HS (~i 3Cer1?E'e'l 801LI':IOn i, UI'IE~51i ChF}I .are E3 n~Sdnil'^~fral part c? khc ~~t~olE: av-c df iUSI_%" ai. B+tsed nn th+~ Lr^.ite;l r°ct~:¢I capacity of th!e immeJiate area and of greater K 3ilua- rtuna, ~I'~r[~d2i of t ny ~'rnre prote~:.ts that ~~iil cre+ate addit~orial derrrand for roa~J rryir~ c~paci'y s.ltoul<i ~wai' 9pprovai of a rc s:i master ?laen- f443.1'la~i~ far ~~ol f consid{~:ratcr tll ue happy ra ~a ~sw~:;r a ^y a.ie~a:~cros. 71~ B9'CO C_~y G5'i5"i; Z~b:S-~ 9C'Pd /ETiZ©