HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0132.007 1996-1998 PLAN TO PROTECT KONA
74-5602-A Alapa Street
Suite 725
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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January 28, 1997
Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd,
Chair.
Hawaii County Catunittee on Planning RECEI's'ED
25 Aupuni Street
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Hilo, Hawai' i 96720 Time----. ~ ey - - -
County Counal f p. PC
Dear Members of the Conunittee on Planning;
The follaaing pages make up a nwnber of reasons why Plan to Protect, the
Kona non-profit organization, stands in opposition to the adoption of Bills
371, 372 and 37~ (draft 2).
Thank you for your consideration of our concerns.
Sincerely,
~~i-~'Y l~--c-c~s~2~~j~`U
Nancy Pisicchio
President
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74-5602-A Alapa Street
_ _ Suite 725
.:.,n.~~>~~ J.• Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
In our review of Bills 371, 372 and 373, we can find no language
which limits this facility to use by golf club members. As the
Bills now stand, within the current density standards imposed on
a Resort/Retreat, this facility could be developed as a public,
commercial resort. People in this Community are opposed to any
possibility of that occurring. Language in these Bills must include
legally enforceable conditions which restrict the use of this
facility to club members-only, as the developer has represented
to us. The language must be specific enough to prohibit people
from using the facility by paying a twenty-four hour membership
fee, thereby getting around the restrictions placed on membership-
only facilities.
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74-5602-A Alapa Street
_ Suite 725
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Bill 373 (draft 2) Section 2 K•
Also. the construction of [Construct] the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass in its
entirety between the approximate vicinity of Keauhou and Captain Cook,
consisting of two lanes with sufficient right-of--way for a total of [our] f45dI lanes,
provided further, that the section of the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass between
Keauhou and Haleki'i Street shall be completed and available for public use prior
to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy of the (lodge] imposed development
within the [entire project azea] su jgct azea.
Conspicuously absent is the language from the Bills which were passed
granting Oceanside 1250 their rezoning. In two previous Bills the
following language was required: "If, before completion and opening
of the entire Mamalahoa Highway Bypass, a portion of said bypass
is completed and opened, and said portion provides a connection
to Haleki'i Street, a barricade or breakaway gate, meeting with
the requirements of the Department of Public Works, shall be
installed by the applicant as part of the Haleki'i Street
improvements."
The reason this language was required is as follows: It was
determined that Haleki'i Street is a sub-standard road which is
in violation of County Codes. The Codes restrict the grade of
vehicular thoroughfares to 12~. Exceptions may be granted by the
County Engineer up to 15~. But portions of Haleki'i Street are
18~ grade. County Code also limits intersections such as the one
at Haleki'i Street and Mamalahoa Highway to 5~. The current grade
is at least double. The County also considers it impudent for a
residential road, with closely spaced drive ways to be used for
a vehicular thoroughfare.
Accordingly, the above clause must be included in Bill 373
prior to consideration on the part of the Council, especially in
light of the fact that the lodge will now be developed prior to
the occupancy of home sites•
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for nubli~e prior to the occupancy of ~n welling unit within the entire
l~ject area;
[(4) construct the channelization improvements on Kuakini Highway at its
intersection with the north end of the Matnalahoa Bypass;]
L41 [(5)] construct the extension of Haleki'i Street through the subject property as
generally reflected in Exhibit "B', which phasing of improvements shall be
approved by the Department of Public Works. [A] If hrfore the comn_etion
and,QpPnino~of the entire Ma_malahoa Highway Bypass_ a portion of said
bT^~asc is completed and onPpPd and said on
rtion
provides a connection to
Haleki'i Street. a barricade or breakaway gate, meeting with the requirements
of the Departtent of Public Works, shall be installed by the applicant as part
of the required Haleki'i Street improvements, [prior to the completion of Phase
1 of the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass or the construction of any dwelling unit
or golf course clubhouse facility, whichever occurs first.] The purpose of this
condition is to prevent the use of Haleki'i Street as a vehicular thoroughfare
between the existing Mamalahoa Highway and a-titan [the Phase 1 section
]of the Mamalahoa Highway Bypass until the entire proposed jY~m3131103
Hiehwav Bypass brr~~een t_he annm
imp,
ate viciIIity ofKeauhou and Captain
ook has been completed and opened for general public use; and
($~[(6)] provide roadway stub-outs, generally shown in Exhibit "B', to provide future
connections between the subject property, [the Alii Hlghway, and southern
extensions there from;] °nd the adjacent prQTMrties to the north and south.
provided that such stub-outs shall be constructed in accordance with the
construction phasing as approved by the Department of Public Works.
The applicant shall construct the Mamalahoa FjiClL~i3X Bypass to [State Department of
Transportation-Highways Division Standards for a regional arterial bypass highway or
segments thereof, and] cranriarric set forth by the D~oa*t*++ent of Public Works for Aiii
~1F+~aKu,;th c„ch modifications as may b~deemed necec_eanr by the Dena-rtrnent of
P,~blic Works. The anptica*±t shall provide a landscape buffer along highway sections
within five hundred feet of existing dwellings , as required by the chief engineer, to
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74-5602-A Alapa Street
_ _ Suite 725
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
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BIG ISLAND MAYOR SEEKS CURBS ON URBAN SPRAWL
This story appeared in the December 2nd addition of the Honolulu
Advertiser. What does it mean? First of all, has anyone thought
about what "URBANIZE" means? Here is a definition that appeared
in an article published by-the American Planning Assoc.
TO URBANIZE: Any residential or commercial development that results
in people traveling to and from previously inaccessible land.
I challenge any one to deny that the Oceanside 1250 project,
with its proposed 800 home sites and a lodge will not open the flood
gate to Urban Sprawl in South Kona! The Mayor is pushing for the
K to K Plan. The Keahole to Kailua proposal is designed to establish
urban growth boundaries for Kona. What, in heavens name, is the
purpose of establishing urban Growth Boundaries, if this type of
speculative development is encouraged outside of those boundaries!
We feel that people who stand to gain from any development,
planned or unplanned, don't care about the damage Urban Sprawl will
have on our Community.
People in South Kona don't want this project. It is a
speculative dinosaur left over from when Japanese investment was
buying up everything in sight. And what good had that done us?!
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