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Kaua’i County General Plan
North Shore Workshops
5 November 2015
Stefan Pellegrini, PrincipalOpticos Design, Inc.
Kilauea - Hanalei - PrincevilleVisioning Workshop
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Workshop Objectives
1. Discuss Community Vision for North Shore
2. Policy Background for North Shore
3. Overview of Place Types on Kaua’i and Considerations for
North Shore
4. Overview of Components of Place and Degrees of Change
5. Bus Tour
6. Wrap Up!
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1North Shore
Community Vision
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District Vision:
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North Shore in
One Word
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Community Vision:
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North Shore in 20 years
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Introduction & Policy Background
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Ch. 6, Enhancing Towns & Communities and Providing for Growth
“…within the [land use and future growth policy framework], enhancing Kaua'i's towns and urban centers are equally as important as maintaining open space between the towns”
“…rather than allowing development to sprawl along Kaua'i's main roads, the intent is to focus development in a way that supports Urban Centers and Town Centers, while allowing already existing Residential Communities and Agricultural Communities to build out.”
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“Diversified agricultural businesses are spread across the district… Commercial development is kept within defined town boundaries, and development along the highway is avoided, especially commercial and institutional buildings. New commercial buildings are designed to be compatible with the historic architecture of Kilauea and Hanalei… [growth is] discouraged… north of the Hanalei Bridge, in recognition of limited infrastructure and the special character of the area.”
Kaua‘i General Plan - Vision 2020
North Shore
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“Buildings are limited to 25 feet in height. Multi-unit resort and residential structures are allowed only in Princeville. Public views of open areas and natural features from the highway and along the shoreline are preserved. New development is located where it will not significantly affect public views.”
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North Shore
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“…friendly people and caring merchants… A place of great beauty and cultural interest… Walkways link all parts of town… Public parking is provided in the rear of buildings and/or screened from the road by landscaping.”
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Hanalei
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“As the North Shore‘s primary visitor destination, Princeville provides a wide variety of visitor accommodations, including two full-service hotels… known for its golf courses, gracious Hawaiian architecture, and extensive, well-maintained landscaping. The shopping center and library anchor the town center… Bicycle and pedestrian paths connect all neighborhoods to the town center.”
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Princeville
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“…character is expressed in its stone plantation buildings, [and] the farms surrounding the town… A by-pass road runs makai from Kuhio Highway on the Hanalei side of town… with a safe walkway and bike path… The pedestrian-friendly town remains rural in character, with smooth traffic flow and residential areas protected from commercial/industrial development.”
Kaua‘i General Plan - Vision 2020
Kilauea
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Compactness, Completeness, Connectedness
“Keep Kaua‘i rural, not suburban”
• Improve Land Use Mix
• Embed Parks & Schools in Neighborhoods
• Build Connected Networks for Travel, Circulation, & Access
• Adopt Transportation Facility Design Standards
Multimodal Land Transportation Plan -
Land Use Program
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• Protected rural character
• No wider highways or wider lanes
• Traffic calming features to slow traffic
• Safe walking and biking environment, especially for children
• Shuttle services between Princeville and Ha‘ena
• Road closed to non-resident cars Hanalei - Ha‘ena
• More bus stops along Kuhio Highway - Princeville to Lihu‘e
Multimodal Land Transportation Plan -
North Shore Transportation Vision
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3 Overview of Place Types on Kaua’i
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Diverse places on Kaua’i
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Plantation-period towns established clearly defined places on Kaua’i…
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WaimeaKekaha
Hanapepe/Ele’ele
Līhu’e
Nāwiliwili
Kapa’a
Hanalei Kilauea
KōloaKalāheo
…many of which remain distinct places today.
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Walkable in Līhu’e Town CoreAuto-oriented in Kukui Grove
Plantation-period settlements tend to be more walkable
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Walkable places make it possible to walk, bike or ride transit to work and to fulfill most shopping and recreation needs. These places allow for the use of automobiles but do not require one to accommodate most daily needs.
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What makes a place walkable?
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Size neighborhoods for a 5-minute walk.
5-minute
walk
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What makes a place walkable?
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Make blocks a walkable size:
• Block perimeters of 1,500’ to 2,000’
• Create a connected network of streets
Size neighborhoods for a 5-minute walk.
5-minute
walk
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What makes a place walkable?
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Make blocks a walkable size:
• Block perimeters of 1,500’ to 2,000’
• Create a connected network of streets
Size neighborhoods for a 5-minute walk.
5-minute
walk
Design for a mix of land uses
Residential
Neighborhood Retail
Parks and Open Spaces
Civic or Institutional
Buildings
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What makes a place walkable?
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What makes a place walkable?
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Neighborhood Center/Main
Street
Commercial Civic/Institution/Park Residential
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What makes a place walkable?
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Neighborhood General
Residential Home Occupation Civic/Institution/Park
Neighborhood Center/Main
Street
Commercial Civic/Institution/Park Residential
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What makes a place walkable?
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Neighborhood Edge
Residential Home Occupation Park
Neighborhood General
Residential Home Occupation Civic/Institution/Park
Neighborhood Center/Main
Street
Commercial Civic/Institution/Park Residential
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Places on Kaua’i can be categorized according to “Place Types”
These characteristics help to define one place as distinct from another:
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PLACE TYPE CHARACTERISTICSACTIVITY MIX What sort of activities take place: residential, retail,
commercial, industrial, resort, civic, recreational?
MIX OF USES Are uses mixed horizontally, vertically, or both?
CHARACTER OF BUILDINGS Are buildings attached or detached, single story or multi-‐story, long and shallow or narrow and deep?
CONNECTIVITY How do people get to and from a place?
TRANSIT What kind of transportation is available to and from the place?
BLOCK STRUCTURE Are blocks large or small, rectangular or radial?
THOROUGHFARE NETWORK Is the network simple or complex? Which modes of transportation are prioritized?
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Appropriate place types for Kaua’i
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Natural place type
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Agricultural place type
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Crossroads place type
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Crossroads place type• Located at the intersection
of two or more roads, a Crossroad provides a small amount of locally serving retail and other services in a rural context.
• Crossroads transition quickly into rural or less urban intensities and activities, and/or into the natural environment.
• Scale: ≤1 Neighborhood
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Village place type
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Village place type• Located in less urbanized
areas, Villages are compact, standalone places. A village has a small main street surrounding residential.
• The main street and surrounding residential transitions quickly into agricultural uses and/or into the natural environment.
• Scale: 1 Neighborhood
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Small town place type
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Small town place type• Located in urbanized areas,
Small Towns are made up of clusters of neighborhoods that can support a larger mixed-use environment.
• The mixed-use environment can be located at the intersection of multiple neighborhoods or along a corridor between multiple neighborhoods.
• Scale: 2-3 neighborhoods
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Large town place type
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Large Town place type• Located in urbanized areas,
Large Towns are made up of clusters of neighborhoods that can support a larger mixed-use environment.
• Buildings within the Large Town are often attached and may be up to four stories tall. Large Towns are important centers of the county.
• Scale: 4+Neighborhoods
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Place Types exist along spectrums…
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CHARACTER MIX OF USES
BUILDING SPACING
URBAN DIVERSE
ATTACHED
RURAL LIMITED DETACHED
Large TownSmall TownVillageCrossroad
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…and form a hierarchy of scales
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Large TownSmall TownVillageCrossroad
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Hanalei
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Hanalei
Place Type: Small Town
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General Plan Land Use
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Kilauea
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Kilauea
Place Type: Village
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General Plan Land Use
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Princeville
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Princeville
Place Type: Village?
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General Plan Land Use
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How do these Place Types work with the Kaua’i General Plan?
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• Provide a framework for learning and analysis
• Help describe the existing conditions around Kaua’i
• Can be used to describe what different parts of the island want to be in the future
• Can be used to identify how and where Kaua’i will change
• Inform and be integrated into the Land Use Map
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How will your community change to reflect your vision for it? Will it be…
Degrees of Change
• a place that experiences minimal change and is maintained?
• a place that allows for incremental change over time and evolves?
• a place that encourages significant changes to occur and transforms?
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Restrict development while implementing necessary infrastructure upgrades:
Strategies for minimal change: maintain
• Occasional infill of vacant lots
• Occasional redevelopment of dilapidated properties
• Improvements to public realm
• Repairs and minor upgrades to infrastructure as needed
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Encourage targeted development and pursue infrastructure and civic space upgrades as necessary:
Strategies for incremental change: evolve
• Encourage infill of vacant and under utilized lots
• Encourage mixed use and medium-density where appropriate
• Improvements to public realm
• Upgrade infrastructure, with an emphasis on low-impact solutions suitable for rural environments
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Encourage development and pursue major infrastructure and civic space upgrades:
Strategies for transformative change: transform
• Encourage infill of vacant and under utilized lots
• Encourage mixed use and medium-density where appropriate
• Redevelop existing opportunity sites
• Maximize mobility and links to transit
• Improvement to public realm
• Major infrastructure upgrades
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Components of Change
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Assessing Degree of Change -‐ Components
SITE FRONTAGES How do structures address the street?
PARKING Where and how is parking primarily located?
PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES What is pedestrians‘ comfort level in using streets?
COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES Are there defined places for the community to gather in the center?
RIGHT-‐SIZING THE CENTER Is the size of the center appropriate to maintain its uses?
BUILDING INTENSITY What is the scale and character of buildings?
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES Is the level of infrastructure sufficient to accommodate the needs of the community? Are sufficient services located in the center? DESTINATIONS AND AMENITIES Does the center draw people because of its uses or character?
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5 Bus Tour
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Assessing Degree of Change
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Friday, 6 November - 5pm
Church of the Pacific
Closing Presentation
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