05-14-2019, 07:15 AM
from my perspective they brought that on themselves
Not quite. This isn't like the current "post-flow Kalapana" where it's fairly obvious that you're on your own. Leilani had streets and grid power and State-sanctioned homeowner's insurance (to make sure you could get a mortgage) and building permits from County and everything.
Were any residents required to sign paperwork (notarized, with witnesses) indicating they fully understood and accepted all risks associated with their choice to live in a high-risk lava zone?
Did County bother to make high-risk areas into a zoning overlay where it would appear on maps and thus become extremely obvious to all current and prospective residents?
I don't have a problem with people making informed choices about where they live their lives, but it's not clear that the information necessary to make those choices is "readily available" (as in: you must acknowledge receipt). I also think the requirements should be commensurate with the response: if there's no disaster recovery, then there shouldn't be building inspections either.
Not quite. This isn't like the current "post-flow Kalapana" where it's fairly obvious that you're on your own. Leilani had streets and grid power and State-sanctioned homeowner's insurance (to make sure you could get a mortgage) and building permits from County and everything.
Were any residents required to sign paperwork (notarized, with witnesses) indicating they fully understood and accepted all risks associated with their choice to live in a high-risk lava zone?
Did County bother to make high-risk areas into a zoning overlay where it would appear on maps and thus become extremely obvious to all current and prospective residents?
I don't have a problem with people making informed choices about where they live their lives, but it's not clear that the information necessary to make those choices is "readily available" (as in: you must acknowledge receipt). I also think the requirements should be commensurate with the response: if there's no disaster recovery, then there shouldn't be building inspections either.