07-07-2016, 07:39 AM
The reality is that the Puna subdivisions should never have been permitted.
I will gladly take the "buyout option" to trade for equivalent acreage in a planned development north of Hilo.
Also, we'll need more "base load" generators without PGV.
city folk move out to a non-urbanized agricultural area because they want to escape the urban congestion and to enjoy the "agricultural life-style" and then immediately begin demanding services
I'm familiar with the sad tired story, but let's be realistic: what kind of "agricultural life-style" can be "enjoyed" on a 7500sf lot, or even a full acre?
If all the "agricultural" subdivisions had been created with minimum 10-acre lots, we wouldn't have the problems that "density" brings... but back in the day, "certain people" fought even a minimum 5-acre requirement...
Put another way: if these "agricultural" subdivisions had been zoned "residential", all construction would have been required to pay their "system development fees" to create the necessary infrastructure as the land was developed.
Can we all please just stop pretending that Puna isn't a "bedroom community" and move on?
I will gladly take the "buyout option" to trade for equivalent acreage in a planned development north of Hilo.
Also, we'll need more "base load" generators without PGV.
city folk move out to a non-urbanized agricultural area because they want to escape the urban congestion and to enjoy the "agricultural life-style" and then immediately begin demanding services
I'm familiar with the sad tired story, but let's be realistic: what kind of "agricultural life-style" can be "enjoyed" on a 7500sf lot, or even a full acre?
If all the "agricultural" subdivisions had been created with minimum 10-acre lots, we wouldn't have the problems that "density" brings... but back in the day, "certain people" fought even a minimum 5-acre requirement...
Put another way: if these "agricultural" subdivisions had been zoned "residential", all construction would have been required to pay their "system development fees" to create the necessary infrastructure as the land was developed.
Can we all please just stop pretending that Puna isn't a "bedroom community" and move on?