REP PC 070 2022/06/14 (2020-2022)

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: June 14, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 832/Bill No. 183 PLACE: Council Chambers Kailua-Kona, Hawaii TIME: 9:30 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 183, reports as follows: Bill No. 183, transmitted by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, via Communication No. 832, dated May 20, 2022, amends Section 25-8-25 (Kea`au Zone Map), Article 8, Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), by changing the district classification from Single-Family Residential— 10,000 Square Feet(RS-10)to Village Commercial— 10,000 Square Feet(CV-10) at Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, covered by Tax Map Key: 1-6-002:082. The applicant is Lawrence Palmer. Introduced by Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz, by request. Planning Director Zendo Kern was present via Zoom. John Pipan, Land Planning Hawaii LLC, was present in the Kona Chambers to represent the applicant. He explained that the applicant would like to open a commercial furniture and appliance store, and that this property was an ideal location for them considering potential impacts and the surrounding land uses. Mr. Palmer explained that him and his wife own Ross' Furniture and Appliance, a store in Oahu, and that they have been facing rising rent costs and poor property management. He explained that they have always loved coming to Hawai`i Island, they have had previous experience owning their business in Hilo, and that this property in Kea`au is in an ideal location. Committee Members Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Sue Lee Loy both thanked the applicant for honoring Condition K, relating to pedestrian access. The vote was then taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a favorable recommendation and passed with seven "ayes,"with Committee Chair Kierkiewicz and Committee Member Aaron Chung absent. PC Report No.: 70