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DATE: April 6, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 753/Bill No. 225 <br />PLACE: Councilroom <br />Hawaii County Building <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />TIME: 4:30 p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br />Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 225, reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 225, transmitted via Communication No. 753, from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated <br />February 25, 2010, presents a State Land Use Boundary Amendment Request by Greenhouse <br />Specialists, Inc., at Kea'au, Puna District, Hawai`i, covered by Tax Map Key:1 -6- 152:018. The <br />property is located on the southeast corner of the Kea'au Bypass Road and Milo Street <br />intersection, approximately one mile east of the Kea'au Town Center, Kea'au, Puna, Hawai`i. <br />Applicant is requesting an amendment to the State Land Use (SLU) district classification from <br />Agricultural to Urban district for approximately 1.646 acres of land. (Concurrently, the applicant <br />seeks a change of zone to change the district classification from an Agricultural - 20 acre (A -20a) <br />to Limited Industrial — 20,000 square feet (ML -20)). The subject property has been in use as a <br />site for a greenhouse and nursery supply outlet facility and related uses since 1996, under Special <br />Use Permit No. 931. The applicant intends to expand the existing facility to allow the retail sale <br />of tools and supplies. The applicant is seeking to rezone the subject property, rather than to <br />amend the Special Permit. <br />One member of the public testified in support of the SLU amendment and rezoning request. The <br />applicant, Don Seaton appeared before your Committee, accompanied by his attorney, <br />Tom Yeh, Esq. <br />Discussion on this matter was combined with accompanying Bill No. 226, which seeks a change <br />of zone for the subject property. <br />Council Member Dominic Yagong commented that it would be good to have enough parking <br />spaces in the facility. He also commented that the applicant should consider providing space for <br />future expansion and diversification. <br />PC Report 74 <br />