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From: Marites Luzon <br /> To: LPCtestimonv <br /> Subject: M. Luzon Testimony-LPC July 18,2024 Meeting,Agenda Items#3&#4 <br /> Date: Sunday,July 14,2024 12:23:05 PM <br /> Aloha, <br /> As a resident of Waimea, I'm asking the Leeward Planning Commission to NOT approve Kaupulehu Land <br /> LLC's applications for State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Rural and Change of <br /> Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre to Neighborhood Commercial and Residential Agricultural (Agenda <br /> Items#3 &#4, Applicant: Kaupulehu Land LLC)for the following reasons: <br /> Project is solely for speculation purposes <br /> Thus, is inconsistent with the 2005 General Plan. <br /> A prime example of spot zoning and urban sprawl <br /> The proposed commercial development is excessively huge with a 3-building, 2-story complex and is <br /> NOT compatible with this part of Waimea. The scale and size of this proposed commercial development <br /> is too large, similar to a `strip mall' and NOT compatible for this area. Likewise, it would degrade prime <br /> agricultural land and the "rural, ranching character"of Waimea. <br /> Would adversely increase traffic congestion near this area <br /> Also, this project would severely impact the traffic and create further congestion in this particular area on <br /> Mamalahoa Highway which is already difficult to navigate as the highway starts to narrow near here when <br /> driving west into Waimea Town. <br /> Would adversely increase property taxes for residents in this area <br /> This proposed residential development which is being built for the high-end market and not for the <br /> affordable range and would only increase the property taxes for residents of the area. <br /> NOT in compliance with the Hawai'i County General Plan (2005) <br /> The proposed project fails to protect significant agricultural lands by rezoning them and fails to preserve <br /> the rural, ranching character of Waimea as stipulated in the General Plan. Likewise, this proposed project <br /> is NOT consistent with the General Plan goals and policies that pertain to Agriculture and commercial <br /> development. This speculation project has failed to demonstrate the need for additional retail space in <br /> Waimea with many existing vacant retail properties in Waimea. <br /> NOT consistent with the South Kohala CDP (2008) <br /> This proposed project fails to meet the guidelines and policies set forth for the Waimea Town as <br /> stipulated in the South Kohala CDP. Instead, this project would remove prime agricultural lands and push <br /> unsightly commercial development further east of the Waimea Town center. <br /> Marites Luzon <br /> --------------------------------- <br />