Minutes of Oct 18 VCDD meeting (HPP)

[Rob Tucker]

Puna CDP
Land Use Working Group
Village Centers/Village Design Districts
Subgroup Meeting Minutes
Wed. Oct. 18, 2006
Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center Library

Attendees: Erica Johnson, Kathi Lux, Robin Wright,
Joanne Backman, Skip Bethea, Rob Tucker, Pat Conent,
Jonathan Kawamura

Guests: Steve McPeek-County, Jon Olson-Steering
Committee

I. GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
1. Provide list of recommendations to Steering
Committee which encompass Village Centers, Village Design Districts & responses from groups & others
2. Develop Mission Statement
3. Review past plans & goals/e.g. Kailua-Kona is a Design District
A. How to do it/Make it easier
B. Design district can not only preserve but be the
goal
C. Recommendation to County to encourage design
districts
D. Large landowners can do it on their own
otherwise codes need to address
· FOR NEXT MEETING – Section of code for Kona Design
District-Skip &/or Jonathan to bring
· POSSIBLE SPEAKERS-Chris Yuen, Member(s) of State
Land Use Board, Watamulls, Brad Kurokawa, John Whalen
Rob Tucker to coordinate
4. Recommendation to County (for x # people, acrearge
for Center, quantify requirements including public
infrastructure/sidewalks
NOTE: 15 acres or less – county can change zoning
5. Give county parameters for Village Centers
6. Transferable Land Development Rights Conference
in Kona Nov. 8 & 9th
Community Land Trusts & Training
e.g. Affordable Housing – Waikoloa Employee Housing
Open Space Preservation
7. Commercial areas of town beyond groceries, gas, etc
i.e. definition of a Village Centers
8. Identify potential areas for Village Centers

Questions for Speakers:
1. What is CR-Rural Commercial zoning to allow?
2. Community can identify commercial areas
3. Make x’s on map where Village Centers to be

Next Mtg – Wed. Nov 8th 4 p.m. Location to be
announced

Quick Summary:

Kailua Design District Guidelines-Skip/Jonathan to
bring Hawaiian Paradise Park Master Plan-Joanne to bring
Speakers-Rob to coordinate Volcano Village Center/Design District-Pat to research and bring European Village Center/Design District-Rob to research and bring
Mainland Village Center(s)/Design District-Jonathan to
research and bring

Next meeting location-Kathi to confirm