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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br /> SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 <br /> A regularly advertised hearing on the applications of BRIAN R. COOK DEVELOPMENT, INC. <br /> (SLU 10- 29 /REZ 10 -129) was called to order at 12:06 p.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach <br /> Hotel, Ballroom I, 75 -5660 Palani Road, Kailua -Kona, Hawai`i, with Chairman Frederic Housel <br /> presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, Geraldine <br /> Giffin, Wayne Iokepa and Richard Nelson <br /> ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Hickcox <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd <br /> (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), <br /> Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Deanne Bugado (Planner, West Hawaii Division) and Kiran Emler <br /> (Department of Public Works) <br /> And approximately 200 people from the public in attendance. <br /> APPLICANT: BRIAN R. COOK DEVELOPMENT, INC. (SLU 10- 29/REZ 10 -129) <br /> Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change <br /> of Zone from Agricultural 5 -acres (A -5a) to Single - Family Residential 7,500 square feet (RS -7.5) <br /> for approximately 14.707 acres of land. The property is located adjacent to and north of Pualani <br /> Estates Subdivision and mauka sincere condolences of Hawai`i Belt Road, Kahului 2 North <br /> Kona, Hawai `i, TMK: 7 -5 -17: 41. <br /> HOUSEL: Moving to Item 2 on our agenda. We have an application for State Land Use boundary <br /> amendment from Ag to Urban and a change of zone from Agricultural 5 acres to Single - Family <br /> Residential 7,500 square feet. Is there any public testimony on this item? I don't see any. Mr. <br /> Darrow, would you like to proceed? <br /> DARROW: Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I could direct your attention to our presentation. <br /> Our next applicant is Brian R. Cook Development, Inc. They are requesting a State Land Use <br /> boundary amendment and a change of zone. The area of this application is in a similar location as <br /> our first application within the North Kona District. I'm going to, if it's okay with you folks, to <br /> speed up things, not going to as greater detail. Basically, the subject property is identified with a <br /> black outline. Previously, this was the first application and, again, as earlier stated, this would be <br /> the third application; so they are all in that general location. <br /> This is a closer view of the subject property. We have Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway running in a <br /> north -south direction, as well as Hualalai. As you can see, the actual parcel has an access off <br /> Hualalai Road. This is the State Land Use designation map identifying the property as Agricultural, <br /> and within the Urban Expansion Area for the General Plan LUPAG designation. And the subject <br /> property, this is the Kona Community Development Plan identification of the nearest Transit - <br /> Oriented Development, which the subject property is identified as being within this TOD. This is <br /> 1 ATTACH: Bills 329 & 330 <br /> Coma. 1006 <br />