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Yoshimoto, Chair Donald Ikeda, Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council and Members of the Committee on Planning
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
25 Aupuni Street 25 Aupuni Street
I Iawaii 95720 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: LETTER OF SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS TO PUNA COMMUNITY tENVEL , PMENT PLAN 112L 194)
Dear Chair Yoshimoto, Councilrnembers. Chair Ikeda and Members of the ComraitLee :on Pianninfa:
We have reviewed the proposed amendments to tile Puna Community Development Plan (Tuna
(IDP)" that are included in .8111 194 initiated by the County Council on De.cember 14 20(39 and corieur
with the Planning Director's May 11, 2010 favorable recommendation to amend the Puna CDP.
In particular, we strongly strppert ti proposed v,i.. to the IPuna CDP canuas i 94 and
concur with the Piannim:; 14 ic recontrnendLion to amend the Puna CDP, as: include
without limitation the
G 14iniinatiea .citic2oci an Pc eo, floor area, cicsii„he character, and tyrticai ',•:ses within
Table. 1141: Gene?-ai Use ,g;:(1Des::g, er Village/714wp Cenier Type as this creates an
unnecessary restricien on bernmereial uses and limits flexibility for future development
area
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1110w Market fore CS to determine " size of comtmereial development within a regionai Pvn
center:
Under Section 3.2,3.0, clirniliate d 0 WriZOning of all Agricultural (A) zoned parceL. 14 the State
Agricultural District in Puna and instead recommend reviewing, the rezoning of these Agricula.n
zoned parcels to a . ,oning that would bc consislent with the goals and policies of tile General Plan
and Puna CDP:
• Addition of the Mn, uu Corarra:ni;', Vilia c Center to establish a village center t,
"ftzilerS markets cons,isi:ent pscpcsd by the lk/Ial(u'u Fariner's ASsOciaiior irelude
COIroininity rio cPc corii13. he,alth ccnt0r;
• Eliminate refuel:wee To "purchase or icansfer of development rights" and "floatir2; zoi as those
concepts have not born ae:: ii.c bv Jic County:
• Undet Section 5.2.1 P14. ,= to "floating one method" for the ol'Isuture
dosignaaions vii14 cacti vi1nalae' Cc:n.01' c - Kean. .14ji0a, HaViaiiart Prru141. PaYk, and
lVakuu Horiacsnad c ;c. •. einr 1444k1111 dcsignaiions adoon. area s'iPia 140
Genenal Plan;
Ccmega No, •1
Ref. To: Tart
Ref. Date 11
07/30/2010 14:15 FAX 8089659791 REID CHOATE a002
O Replacement of all references to 'village/town" center with "regional town" centor o be consistent
with the Puna CDP definitions;
O Addition of the remaining mauka portion of the already industrial zoned area at tax map keys 1-6-
003:078 and 090 and 1-6-151:001 through and including 022 within Figure 5-1: Keaag! Regional
Town Center, in order to be consistent with the current (MG-20) industrial County zoning for the
parcels;
O Addition of a proposed community health Cacility at 'FMK:1-1-004:032 within Figure 5-4: Volcano
Community Village Center.
'fherefore, the undersigned concurs with the Planning Director's favorable recommondaiion to amend
the Puna CDP and respectfully requests that the County Council approve the proposod an to
the Puria CDP contained in Bill 194-, as they ate consistent with the goals, objectivis, policies oF
the General
Signed by: . Organization:
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