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Working Paper #1 Working Paper #1 Managing growth Managing growth Presentation to Steering Committee Presentation to Steering Committee Meeting Meeting June 21, 2007 June 21, 2007 1 Puna Community Development Plan Working paper series

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Working Paper #1 Working Paper #1

Managing growth Managing growth

Presentation to Steering Committee Presentation to Steering Committee Meeting Meeting June 21, 2007 June 21, 2007

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Working paper series Working paper series

1.

  • 1. Growth Management Strategy (June 21, 2007)

Growth Management Strategy (June 21, 2007) 2.

  • 2. Mälama I Ka ‘Aina (July 19, 2007)

Mälama I Ka ‘Aina (July 19, 2007)

– Puna’s “green infrastructure” Puna’s “green infrastructure” – Protecting native forests and other conservation areas Protecting native forests and other conservation areas – Promoting agricultural activity Promoting agricultural activity – Recreational parks, trails and scenic corridors Recreational parks, trails and scenic corridors – Protecting cultural and geological features Protecting cultural and geological features – Protecting aquifers and coastal waters Protecting aquifers and coastal waters

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  • 3. Moving People/Conserv

ing Energy (August 16, Moving People/Conserv ing Energy (August 16, 2007) 2007)

– Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes Promoting mass transit and alternative travel modes – Providing improved roadway connectivity and safety Providing improved roadway connectivity and safety – Promoting the use of renewable energy sources Promoting the use of renewable energy sources – Limiting demand for commuting and other trips Limiting demand for commuting and other trips

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

– Past and projected growth pattern Past and projected growth pattern

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

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Nonconforming subdivisions Nonconforming subdivisions

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Growth impact of subdivisions Growth impact of subdivisions

Resident Population Growth in Puna 1970-2000, by Area

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 1970 1980 1990 2000 Census Year Residents

Remainder of Puna Volcano Pahoa Keaau Mountain View-Kurtistown Puna Waena Subdivsions Puna Mauka Subdivsions Puna Makai Subdivisions

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Developed Lots – 2005 Developed Lots – 2005

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current trends - 2010 current trends - 2010

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Current trends - 2020 Current trends - 2020

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Current trends - 2030 Current trends - 2030

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

– District-wide agricultural re-zoning to match District-wide agricultural re-zoning to match existing lot size existing lot size – Disincentives to speculation in building and re- Disincentives to speculation in building and re- sales sales – Code enforcement Code enforcement

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

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Rezoning agricultural lands Rezoning agricultural lands

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8,870 7,960 18,701 6,473 27,181 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 AG-1a AG-3a AG-5a AG-10a AG-20a

Existing Zoning Category Acres

FA-2a AG-3a AG-5a AG-10a AG-20a to AG-2000a

Proposed Zoning

Rezoning agricultural lands Rezoning agricultural lands

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Other measures Other measures

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“One-time” subdivision of agricultural One-time” subdivision of agricultural lands lands

– Similar to Kauai and Maui, an alternative to re- Similar to Kauai and Maui, an alternative to re- zoning zoning

  • Disincentives to speculation

Disincentives to speculation

– Amendments to the State Conveyanc e Tax Rate Amendments to the State Conveyanc e Tax Rate – Halting the auctioning of lots in foreclosure for Halting the auctioning of lots in foreclosure for non-payment of property taxes non-payment of property taxes – Tougher disclosure requirements for sale of lots Tougher disclosure requirements for sale of lots

  • Improve code enforcement

Improve code enforcement

– Illegal dwellings Illegal dwellings – Illegal commercial uses along highways Illegal commercial uses along highways

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

– Types and locations for village centers Types and locations for village centers – Voluntary land pooling Voluntary land pooling – Role of the federal, state and county governments Role of the federal, state and county governments – Urban expansion areas at P Urban expansion areas at Pã ãhoa and Kea hoa and Kea‘ ‘au au

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

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Town and Village centers Town and Village centers

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Town/village center types Town/village center types

  • Regional Town Center

Regional Town Center

– Kea Kea‘ ‘au, P au, Pã ãhoa hoa

  • Community Village Center

Community Village Center

– Existing: Volcano, Mountain View, Kurtistown Existing: Volcano, Mountain View, Kurtistown – Potential (site designated): Hawaiian Paradise Park Potential (site designated): Hawaiian Paradise Park (2 sites), Ainaloa (2 sites), Ainaloa

  • Neighborhood Village Center

Neighborhood Village Center

– Potential (site desigated): Hawaiian Beaches, Potential (site desigated): Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Orchidland Hawaiian Paradise Park, Orchidland – Potential (site not desingated): Nanawale, Kapoho, Potential (site not desingated): Nanawale, Kapoho, Leilani, Kaumu-Opihikao Leilani, Kaumu-Opihikao

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Forming A Village center: Forming A Village center: HPP PILOT STUDY HPP PILOT STUDY

Community Lot Private Lot

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HPP “Build-out by 2030 HPP “Build-out by 2030 Current Trends Current Trends

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Defining a village center Defining a village center

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Land pooling to cluster housing Land pooling to cluster housing

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Village center in present context Village center in present context

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HPP PILOT STUDY: HPP PILOT STUDY: Scenario #1 Scenario #1

Commercial Park Elementary School Community Center Elderly Housing Transit Stop Village Housing

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HPP PILOT STUDY: HPP PILOT STUDY: scenario #2 scenario #2

Multi-Family Housing

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Village center character Village center character

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Housing near a Village center Housing near a Village center

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Voluntary land pooling Voluntary land pooling

  • Land assembly is undertaken by an

Land assembly is undertaken by an association of lot owners as a limited liability association of lot owners as a limited liability partnership partnership

  • May be used in subdivisions to:

May be used in subdivisions to:

– Secure a site for a village center in a subdivision Secure a site for a village center in a subdivision – Rearrange the lot pattern to reduce infrastructure Rearrange the lot pattern to reduce infrastructure costs and traffic problems costs and traffic problems – Rearrange the lot pattern to reserve larger tracts for Rearrange the lot pattern to reserve larger tracts for agriculture or forest preservation agriculture or forest preservation – Obtain rights-of-way or sites for infrastructure Obtain rights-of-way or sites for infrastructure improvements improvements – Provide relocation sites for existing lot owners Provide relocation sites for existing lot owners

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Government role Government role

  • Provide commercial zoning and standards

Provide commercial zoning and standards

  • Provide pedestrian, bike, transit

Provide pedestrian, bike, transit facilities/services facilities/services

  • Locate county and state community

Locate county and state community facilities in village/town centers facilities in village/town centers

  • Use foreclosed lots for land swaps,

Use foreclosed lots for land swaps, relocation and land pooling relocation and land pooling

  • Provide technical assistance for land

Provide technical assistance for land pooling projects pooling projects

  • Loan guarantees, direct loans and grants

Loan guarantees, direct loans and grants for infrastructure improvements for infrastructure improvements

  • Declare a redevelopment area

Declare a redevelopment area

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General Plan General Plan Urban expansion areas Urban expansion areas

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

– Locations and objectives for special Locations and objectives for special design/historic districts design/historic districts – Reducing number of developable lots Reducing number of developable lots – Limiting dwelling unit sizes Limiting dwelling unit sizes

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

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Special Design Districts Special Design Districts

Places with an established Places with an established character and built character and built form form Candidate areas: Candidate areas:

  • Volcano Village

Volcano Village

  • Pahoa Town

Pahoa Town

  • Kea‘au Town

Kea‘au Town

  • Mountain View

Mountain View

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Special Design Districts Special Design Districts

Steps Steps

– Inventory of Inventory of conditions conditions – Objectives: what to Objectives: what to preserve, prevent preserve, prevent

  • r improve?
  • r improve?

– Regulatory or Regulatory or voluntary? voluntary? – Emphasis on Emphasis on standards or standards or design review? design review? – How link with How link with incentives? incentives?

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Reducing number of Reducing number of developable lots developable lots

  • Increase the minimum lot size to build a dwelling

Increase the minimum lot size to build a dwelling

  • Require adjoining lots held by same owner to

Require adjoining lots held by same owner to consolidate consolidate

  • Issues:

Issues:

– Cannot deny lot owners “reasonable use” of property Cannot deny lot owners “reasonable use” of property – Many of smaller lot subdivisions are already substantially Many of smaller lot subdivisions are already substantially developed developed – Decreases opportunity for affordable housing Decreases opportunity for affordable housing

  • Modified approach: apply only to remote areas

Modified approach: apply only to remote areas with poorest infrastructure and/or where land with poorest infrastructure and/or where land pooling project is implemented pooling project is implemented

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Limiting dwelling size Limiting dwelling size

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Limiting dwelling size Limiting dwelling size

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Working paper #1 Working paper #1

  • Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

Challenge of non-conforming subdivisions

  • Discouraging further subdivision and

Discouraging further subdivision and speculation speculation

  • Promoting the formation of village

Promoting the formation of village centers centers

  • Adopting special design and development

Adopting special design and development standards standards

  • Other supporting actions

Other supporting actions

– Centralized water systems Centralized water systems – Community services Community services – Emergency services Emergency services – Employment opportunities Employment opportunities

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Centralized water systems Centralized water systems

  • Additional sources in Ola‘a area for

Additional sources in Ola‘a area for agricultural uses and Village Centers from agricultural uses and Village Centers from Mountain View and below Mountain View and below

  • County assistance to extend water service

County assistance to extend water service to lots below 800 Feet MSL to lots below 800 Feet MSL

  • Maintain integrity of aquifers by

Maintain integrity of aquifers by prohibiting cesspools below 800 Feet MSL prohibiting cesspools below 800 Feet MSL

– To be discussed further in Working Paper #2. To be discussed further in Working Paper #2.

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Aquifer protection Aquifer protection

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Community services Community services

  • Accessible schools

Accessible schools

– More schools within shorter reach More schools within shorter reach – Dual role as community meeting and recreation centers Dual role as community meeting and recreation centers

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“One-stop center” for social services One-stop center” for social services referral and advocacy referral and advocacy

– P Pä ähoa and Kea hoa and Kea‘ ‘au au

  • Housing assistance

Housing assistance

– Self-help, education, loans Self-help, education, loans

  • Special needs housing

Special needs housing

– Within designated regional and community village Within designated regional and community village centers centers

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emergency services emergency services

  • Police and neighborhood safety

Police and neighborhood safety

  • Fire and paramedical

Fire and paramedical

  • Health care alternatives

Health care alternatives

– The Bay Clinic The Bay Clinic – State HHSC State HHSC – New model: Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive New model: Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Care Center Health Care Center – New facility in Volcano (Volcano Health New facility in Volcano (Volcano Health Collaborative Collaborative) )

  • Emergency evacuation

Emergency evacuation

– To be addressed in Working Paper #3 To be addressed in Working Paper #3

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Employment opportunities Employment opportunities

  • Business incubator districts in Regional

Business incubator districts in Regional Town Centers Town Centers

  • Puna’s Enterprise Zone to attract

Puna’s Enterprise Zone to attract businesses and employment businesses and employment

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“Direct-use” area for geothermal Direct-use” area for geothermal resources resources

  • Youth business center in Kea'au

Youth business center in Kea'au

  • Renewable energy generation

Renewable energy generation

  • Tours of unique agricultural businesses

Tours of unique agricultural businesses

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Next steps Next steps

  • Working Paper #2: Mälama I Ka ‘Aina

Working Paper #2: Mälama I Ka ‘Aina July 19, 2007 July 19, 2007

  • Working Paper #3: Moving People and

Working Paper #3: Moving People and Conserving Energy Conserving Energy August 16, 2007 August 16, 2007

  • Public Workshop: Draft Community

Public Workshop: Draft Community Development Plan Development Plan September-October (TBA) September-October (TBA)