COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 333 Draft 2) ORDINANCE NO. 08 131 ( AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to adopt the Kona Community Development Plan (attached hereto as Appendix A, as amended to Draft 2) pursuant to the County of Hawaii General Plan, Section 15. 1 ( February 2005 as amended). SECTION 2. Adoption. Chapter 16, section 16- 2, Hawaii County Code 1983 2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: Section 16- 2. Adoption of community development plans. The community development plans listed below are adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of the plans and amendments shall be available for public inspection at the planning department. KONA. The document identified as " Mappine the Future: Kona Community Development Plan Volume I" is adopted by reference subject to later amendments by ordinance, and may be cited as the " Kona CDP " The planning area for the Kona CDP encompasses the iudicial districts of North and South Kona." SECTION 3. Severence. In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance. SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Kona , -Hawai `i Date of Introduction: August 27, 2008 Date of 1st Reading: August 27, 2008 Date of 2nd Reading: September 10, 2008 Effective Date: September 25, 2008 REFFRENCEo Carnes UJ2, j6,.1P- ouncil V a w 3l d A kA I 00 00 0 On r m pii • •^ _ " FAY jj S t P' r.:. a ' ^.,. a. .,„..... r.,Lf--- o..,.. y,. ....... ._ -.......--+.. s,.. e.. r•-^-.,r,ti. ......._y--^ ^ 4 ^, KONA CDP 8 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 1. Protect Kona's natural resources and culture. Z Provide connectivity and transportation choices. 3. Provide housing choices. 4. Provide recreation opportunities. 5. Direct future growth patterns toward compact villages, preserving Kona's rural, diverse, and historical character. 6. Provide infrastructure and essential facilities concurrent with growth. 7. Encourage a diverse and vibrant economy emphasizing agriculture and sustainable economies. Promote effective governance. Cover: " Map of the Island of Hawai' i" Hawaii Territory Survey, Walter E. Wall, Surveyor, December 1928. Provided by the Kona Historical Society. Volume 1: Mapping the Future Kona Community Development Plan The County of Hawaii General Plan section 15.1 ( February 2005, as amended) calls for the preparation of community development plans " to translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific geographical areas." The General Plan requires CDPs be adopted as an " ordinance", giving the plans force of law. This is a long term plan with a planning horizon to year 2020, consistent with the General Plan. The plan consists of two volumes—Volume 1 is adopted by County Council; Volume II contains more detailed or technical material for informational purposes. An electronic version of the plan is available for download at hftp:llhawallislandplan. com/ On behalf of present and future generations of Kona Prepared for: County of Hawaii Planning Department Prepared by: Wilson Okamoto Corporation September 2008 FINAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Steering Committee Planning Commission Ken Melrose, Chair Andrew Iwashita Chrystal Yamasaki, Vice Chair Rodney Watanabe Roger P. Dilts ( resigned) Alvin Rho JoAnn Farnsworth Shelly Ogata Maralyn ( Marni) Herkes Lani Bowman Thomas Hickox C. Kimo Alameda Kate Jacobson Rene Siracusa Gretchen Lawson Takashi Domingo Lydia Mahi Rell Woodward Stacie Mandaguit Michael Matsukawa Janice Palma- Glennie County of HaWal l Staff Planning Department Edward J. Rapoza Christopher Yuen, Director J. Curtis Tyler, III Susan Gagorik, Planner Anne Irene Wilcox (resigned) Nancy Pisicchio, CDP Liaison Louise Winn, Recorder Working Groups Office of the Mayor Roy Takemoto, Assistant to the Mayor Agriculture Department of Research & Development Cultural Resources Jane Testa, Director Energy Steven McPeek Environment Flooding and Natural Hazards Consultants Government Wilson Okamoto Corporation ( prime consultant) Housing Earl Matsukawa, AICP Land Use Planning Tracy Fukuda Public Facilities and Programs ACP Planning & Visioning (public outreach) Recreation Gianni Longo Transportation Jamie Green Environmental Simulation Center ( land use scenarios) County Council Michael Kwartler, FAIA Brenda Ford Paul Patnode Stacy Higa The Conservation Fund (green infrastructure) Pete Hoffman William Allen Donald Ikeda David Paul Rosen & Associates (housing) Bob Jacobson David Paul Rosen, Ph.D. Emily Naeole Angel Pilago Website: Dominic Yagong hUD:// hawaiiislandDlan. 00m/ J. Yoshimoto r TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... ' 1. 1 1. 1 Planning Area.................................................................................................................. 1- 1 1. 2 Purpose of this Plan......................................................................................................... 1- 1 1. 3 Planning Process............................................................................................................. 1- 3 2 KONA TODAY.............................................................................................................................. 2. 1 2. 1 Unique or Valued Characteristics..................................................................................... 2- 1 2. 2 Growth Patterns and Trends............................................................................................ 2- 6 3 VISUALIZING KONA TOMORROW............................................................................................. 3- 1 3. 1 Vision Statement.............................................................................................................. 3- 1 3. 2 Guiding Principles............................................................................................................ 3- 1 3. 3 Consistency with Sustainable and Smart Growth Principles ............................................ 3-3 3. 3. 1 Smart Growth...................................................................................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Sustainability..................................................................................................:.... 3- 4 4. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, AND ACTIONS................................................................... 4- 1 4. 1 Transportation.................................................................................................................. 4-3 4. 1. 1 Existing Conditions.............................................................................................. 4-3 4. 1. 2 Overall Strategy.................................................................................................. 4-5 4. 1. 3 Goal, Objectives, Policies, and Actions............................................................... 4-6 4. 2 Land Use........................................................................................................................ 4-27 4.2. 1 Existing Conditions............................................................................................ 4-27 4.2.2 Overall Strategy................................................................................................ 4-31 4.2.3 Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Actions........................................................... 4-35 4.3 Environmental Resources.............................................................................................. 4-51 4.3. 1 Existing Conditions............................................................................................ 4- 51 4.3.2 Overall Strategy................................................................................................ 4-52 4.3. 3 Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Actions........................................................... 4-54 4.4 Cultural Resources......................................................................................................... 4-71 4.4. 1 Existing Conditions............................................................................................ 4- 74 4.4.2 Overall Strategy................................................................................................ 4- 76 4.4.3 Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Actions........................................................... 4- 77 4.5 Housing.......................................................................................................................... 4-81 4.5. 1 Existing Conditions............................................................................................ 4-82 4.5.2 Overall Strategy................................................................................................ 4-84 4. 5.3 Goal, Objectives, Policies, and Actions............................................................. 4-90 4.6 Public Facilities, Infrastructure, and Services................................................................. 4-98 4.6. 1 Existing Conditions...........................................................................................