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PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
MANAGING GROWTH: 3.1 Land Use Pattern
Action 3.1.3.b (page 3-5)
Establish the following general classifications and locations for village and town
centers in Puna:
1) Kea'au, Pāhoa, and Hawaiian Paradise Park shall serve as Regional Town Centers to provide a wide range of services for the Puna district;
2) Community Village Centers
shall provide a more limited range of services in smaller existing urban settlements and in large subdivisions that are experiencing the greatest rates of build-out; namely, at 'Ᾱinaloa,
Kurtistown, Maku'u Homesteads, Mountain View, two or more locations in Hawaiian Paradise Park, and at Volcano;
3) Neighborhood Village Centers shall be the smallest in scale and located
in underserved remote communities and in subdivisions with relatively small lot sizes and significant rates of population growth.
(3.1.1) Goals:
a) Puna retains a rural character
while it protects its native natural and cultural resources.
b) The quality of life improves and economic opportunity expands for Puna’s residents.
c) Services and community facilities
are more accessible in village/town centers that are distributed throughout the region, including the underserved subdivisions that have been experiencing higher levels of development
growth.
d) Exposure to high risk from natural hazards situations is reduced.
e) Inappropriate and disproportionate County zoning can be adjusted in order to maintain and increase the
quality of life and to preserve valued natural and cultural resources in the district.
f) Native vegetation, coastal and historic resources are provided new forms of protection.
g) Reduced
overall number of buildable lots in Puna.
h) Incentives, disincentives, regulations and other methods are used to diminish land speculation in Puna.
(3.1.2) Objectives:
Implement
tools for re-shaping the pattern of future development to prevent further sprawl, such as land pooling.
Develop a typology for existing and proposed village/town centers, including
criteria for their location, scale, uses and design.
Enhance the role of existing and new village/town centers by allowing expanded commercial uses, facilitating the development of farmers
markets and community gathering places, opportunities for special needs housing, and infrastructure to support more compact development form and multi-modal travel.
Create new village/town
centers as necessary, in or near presently underserved subdivisions, beginning with those experiencing higher rates of population growth so residents of those areas will have community
activities and more convenient access to services.
Target investments in public services and infrastructure to promote the development of village/town centers and, secondarily, to serve
the peripheral subdivision areas.
Limit the size of dwellings and accessory uses that are allowed in non-conforming, agriculturally-zoned subdivisions to discourage excessive lot clearance
and speculative building practices.
Identify a supporting role for the County in land assembly for the formation of village/town centers.
Explore additional methods to protect native
species habitat and historic features from development by use of economic incentives, development restrictions, and district-wide rezoning.
Provide tax relief for properties whose development
rights have been reduced through conservation easements and similar measures.
Explore innovative methods to reduce property speculation such as elevated tax rates associated with rapid
resale, and/or district-wide rezoning.
Where possible, reduce density and build-out within the district by various means including selective rezoning.
(3.1.1) Goals:
a) Puna retains a rural character while it protects its native natural and cultural resources.
b) The quality of life improves and economic opportunity expands for
Puna’s residents.
c) Services and community facilities are more accessible in village/town centers that are distributed throughout the region, including the underserved subdivisions
that have been experiencing higher levels of development growth.
d) Exposure to high risk from natural hazards situations is reduced.
e) Inappropriate and disproportionate County zoning
can be adjusted in order to maintain and increase the quality of life and to preserve valued natural and cultural resources in the district.
f) Native vegetation, coastal and historic
resources are provided new forms of protection.
g) Reduced overall number of buildable lots in Puna.
h) Incentives, disincentives, regulations and other methods are used to diminish
land speculation in Puna.
(3.1.2) Objectives:
Implement tools for re-shaping the pattern of future development to prevent further sprawl, such as land pooling.
Develop a typology
for existing and proposed village/town centers, including criteria for their location, scale, uses and design.
Enhance the role of existing and new village/town centers by allowing expanded
commercial uses, facilitating the development of farmers markets and community gathering places, opportunities for special needs housing, and infrastructure to support more compact development
form and multi-modal travel.
Create new village/town centers as necessary, in or near presently underserved subdivisions, beginning with those experiencing higher rates of population
growth so residents of those areas will have community activities and more convenient access to services.
Target investments in public services and infrastructure to promote the development
of village/town centers and, secondarily, to serve the peripheral subdivision areas.
Limit the size of dwellings and accessory uses that are allowed in non-conforming, agriculturally-zoned
subdivisions to discourage excessive lot clearance and speculative building practices.
Identify a supporting role for the County in land assembly for the formation of village/town centers.
Explore
additional methods to protect native species habitat and historic features from development by use of economic incentives, development restrictions, and district-wide rezoning.
Provide
tax relief for properties whose development rights have been reduced through conservation easements and similar measures.
Explore innovative methods to reduce property speculation such
as elevated tax rates associated with rapid resale, and/or district-wide rezoning.
Where possible, reduce density and build-out within the district by various means including selective
rezoning.
Kea'au, Pāhoa, and Hawaiian Paradise Park shall serve as Regional Town Centers to provide a wide range of services for the Puna district;
Action Status:
Lead Task Group(s)/Champion(s):
Subcommittee
Chairperson/Members:
CDP Proposed Timeframe:
Start Date: Completion Date:
Budget: Funding Source:
Progress to Date:
Next Step(s):
Description:
Champion:
Goal Date:
Other
Notes:
Related Actions
(Other PCDP Actions that need to be completed before or concurrent with this specific Action)
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Reference Documents
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Community Village Centers shall provide a more limited range of services in smaller existing urban settlements and in large subdivisions that are experiencing the greatest rates of build-out;
namely, at 'Ᾱinaloa, Kurtistown, Maku'u Homesteads, Mountain View, two or more locations in Hawaiian Paradise Park, and at Volcano.
Action Status:
Lead Task Group(s)/Champion(s):
Subcommittee Chairperson/Members:
Proposed Timeframe:
Start Date: Completion Date:
Budget: Funding Source(s):
Progress to Date:
Next Step(s):
Description:
Champion:
Goal
Date:
Other Notes:
Related Actions
(Other PCDP Actions that need to be completed before or concurrent with this specific Action)
Page #
Reference Documents
Page
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Neighborhood Village Centers shall be the smallest in scale and located in underserved remote communities and in subdivisions with relatively small lot sizes and significant rates of
population growth.
Action Status:
Lead Task Group(s)/Champion(s):
Subcommittee Chairperson/Members:
Proposed Timeframe:
Start Date: Completion Date:
Budget: Funding
Source:
Progress to Date:
Next Step(s):
Description:
Champion:
Goal Date:
Other Notes:
Related Actions
(Other PCDP Actions that need to be completed before or concurrent with
this specific Action)
Page #
Reference Documents
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Action / Tasks
Progress Status
Champion/
Task Leader
Date of Implementation
Action / Task Results
Additional Information
Action 3.1.3b
Establish the following general classifications
and locations for village and town centers in Puna:
Action 3.1.3b (1)
Kea'au, Pāhoa, and Hawaiian Paradise Park shall serve as Regional Town Centers to provide
a wide range of services for the Puna district.
Action 3.1.3b (2)
Community Village Centers shall provide a more limited range of services in smaller existing
urban settlements and in large subdivisions that are experiencing the greatest rates of build-out; namely, at 'Ᾱinaloa, Kurtistown, Maku'u Homesteads, Mountain View, two or more locations
in Hawaiian Paradise Park, and at Volcano.
Action 3.1.3b (3)
Neighborhood Village Centers shall be the smallest in scale and located in underserved remote communities
and in subdivisions with relatively small lot sizes and significant rates of population growth.