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Date: July 19, 2010
J Yoshimoto, Chairman Donald Ikeda, Chairman
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
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: LETTER OF SUPPORT
AMENDMENTS TO PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
( "BILL 194 ")
Dear Chairman Yoshimoto, Council members, Chairman Ikeda and Members of the
Committee on Planning:
I have reviewed the proposed amendments to the Puna Community Development
Plan ( "Puna CDP)" that are included in Bill 194 initiated by the County Council on
December 18, 2009 and concur with the Planning Director's May 11, 2010 favorable
recommendation to amend the Puna CDP.
In particular, we strongly support the proposed amendments to the Puna CDP
contained in Bill 194 and concur with the Planning Director's favorable
recommendation to amend the Puna CDP, to include without limitation the
following:
• Eliminating restrictions on the commercial floor area, design character, and typical uses
within Table 5 -1: General Use and Design Criteria by Village /Town Center Type as this
creates an unnecessary restriction on commercial uses and limits flexibility for future
development in the area;
• Allow market forces to determine the size of commercial development within a regional
town center;
• Under Section 3.2.3.b, eliminate downzoning of all Agricultural (A) zoned parcels in the
State Agricultural District in Puna and instead recommend reviewing the rezoning of these
Agricultural zoned parcels to a zoning that would be consistent with the goals and policies of
the General Plan and Puna CDP; ,,[
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