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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE PAHOA VILLAGE DESIGN GUIDELINES DATED
OCTOBER 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, effective 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
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. 313-12 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; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 313-12 was adopted 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, have prepared and submitted legislation to amend Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the
Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) to establish a Pahoa Village Design
(PVD) district; and
WHEREAS,the Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee, in collaboration
with the Planning Department, has geographically defined the PVD district.
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 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,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII,that
the Pahoa Village Design Guidelines, attached herein as Exhibit 1, as prepared by the Pahoa
Regional Town Center Plan Steering Committee in collaboration with the Planning Department
and dated October 2013, is hereby adopted to guide the architectural design and siting of
buildings and structures within the Pahoa Village Design district.
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning Director, in collaboration with the
Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee, shall be authorized to make non-
substantive amendments to the Pahoa Village Design Guidelines without the approval of the
County Council, provided that any such amendments shall be forwarded to the County Council
within 30 days of adoption by the Planning Director.
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, and Environmental
Management; Kathy Garson, acting Corporation Counsel; 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 , Hawai`i, this day of , 20
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii EOFF
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawaii on
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ONISHI
ATTEST: POINDEXTER
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Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.
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