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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPVDG ResoCOUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE PAHOA TOWN CENTER DESIGN GUIDELINES DATED JULY 2013. WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Constitution, Article IX, Section 6, Management of Population Growth, states: "The State and its political subdivisions, as provided by general law, shall plan and manage the growth of the population to protect and preserve the public health and welfare; except that each political subdivision, as provided by general law, may plan and manage the growth of its population in a more restrictive manner than the State "; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter, section 3 -15, from which the General Plan emerged as a major policy document, states, in part: "The County Council shall adopt by ordinance a General Plan which shall set forth the council's policy for long -range comprehensive physical development of the county. It shall contain a statement of development objectives, standards and principles with respect to the most desirable use of land within the county for residential, recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial and other purposes ... and such other matters as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated development of the county and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its people... No public improvement or project, or subdivision or zoning ordinance, shall be initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the General Plan "; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County General Plan, Section 15.1. Community Development Plans, states, in part: "The Community Development Plans are intended to be the forum for community input into managing growth and coordinating the delivery of government services to the community. The Community Development Plans will translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific geographical areas "; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the General Plan to ensure responsible growth and preserve the public health and welfare, the Puna Community Development Plan, as amended, was adopted by Ordinance No. 08 -116 on September 10, 2008; and WHEREAS, the Puna Community Development Plan identifies Pahoa as a Regional Town Center with historic development patterns that define a unique "sense of place" and as a strong candidate for Special Design District designation; and WHEREAS, the Puna Community Development Plan calls for the preparation of a Regional Town Center plan through an inclusive community based process that involves major stakeholders, including landowners, community representatives, and public agencies; and WHEREAS, Pahoa, being geographically situated near the center of the most rapidly growing portion of the Puna District, is the principle point of access to goods and services for local residents and visitors alike; and WHEREAS, Pahoa has experienced extensive and persistent commercial development and redevelopment activity as well as multiple applications for up- zoning over the past 10 years with little or no ability to address inadequate infrastructure needs or to preserve its unique "sense of place "; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 313 -13 called for a delay on new up- zonings in the Pahoa Regional Town Center planning area until a Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan is adopted or June 30, 2013, whichever shall occur first, was approved by the Council to allow the community, through a legitimate, deliberate and inclusive community based planning process, to define how best to solve existing problems, to allocate space for new growth and to preserve its historical heritage; and WHEREAS, a Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee consisting of community leaders and interested stakeholders formed in October 2011 to begin a process for developing a growth management plan with design guidelines for Pahoa Village; and WHEREAS, the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee has initiated an effective outreach program to gather public input through facilitated community meetings and an extensive public survey in order to define a community vision and to determine a methodology for well - planned future growth and community direction in Pahoa; and WHEREAS, the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee and the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee, in collaboration with the Planning Department has prepared and submitted legislation for amendment to Chapters 3 (Sign Code) and 25 (Zoning Code), HCC, to establish a Pahoa Village district; and WHEREAS, the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee has, in collaboration with the Planning Department, prepared architectural design guidelines that identify the underlying design principles that define Pahoa's unique history and architectural character, and to establish architectural design guidelines to preserve and enhance the "sense of place" that residents and visitors alike identify with Pahoa; and WHEREAS, the Mayor, the Planning Department, the County Council, and the Pahoa community are committed to the Regional Town Center Plan process as a guiding principle for responsible smart - growth planning and community direction in Pahoa; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the Pahoa Town Center Design Guidelines, attached herein as Exhibit 1, as prepared by the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee in collaboration with the Planning Department dated June 2013, be adopted as a document to guide the architectural design and siting of buildings and structures within the Pahoa Village district; and -2- BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this Resolution to: The Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; the directors of the departments of Planning, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Environmental Management; Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel for the County of Hawaii; Margaret Masunaga, Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission; William Brilhante, Deputy Corporation Council for the, Planning Department and Puna CDP Action Committee; the Pahoa Regional Town Center Steering Committee; and the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. Dated at COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii Hawaii, this day of I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on ATTEST INTRODUCED BY: 2013. COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER ROLL CALL VOTE -3- Reference: RESOLUTION NO. AYES NOES ABS EX EOFF FORD ILAGAN KANUHA KERN ONISHI POINDEXTER WILLIE YOSHIlVIOTO -3- Reference: RESOLUTION NO.