COM 1153.000 2014-2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

BOgasawaraREZ.mjj 9/19/16 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT PAUL OGASAWARA CHANGE OF ZONE APPLICATION (REZ 16-207) PAUL OGASAWARA has submitted an application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential— 10,000 square feet(RS-10) to a Village Commercial— 10,000 square feet(CV-10) zoning district for approximately 29,837 square feet of land. The subject property is located on the south side of Pahoa Village Road, about 320 feet southeast of Akeakamai Loop, Pahoa Village, Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: 1-5-002:027 and 1-5-114:020 (portion). PROPOSED ACTION 1. Applicant's Request: Change the zoning district from Single-Family Residential— 10,000 square feet (RS-10)to a Village Commercial— 10,000 square feet (CV-10) for 29,837 square feet of land. According to the Zoning Code, the purpose of the Village Commercial zoning district is to provide a broad range or variety of commercial and light industrial uses that are necessary to serve the population in rural areas where the supplementary support of the general business uses and activities of a central commercial district is not readily available. Requirements for establishing a land use in the CV district, including a list of the variety of permitted land uses, are shown in Section 25-5- 120 to 128 of the Zoning Code. (P.D. Exhibit 1 —Zoning Code Requirements for Village Commercial Districts) 2. Reason for Request: The applicant, a lifelong resident of Pahoa, owns and operates a gas station, auto repair shop called Paul's Repair Service, and a convenience store called N&P Mart on the CV-10 zoned portion of TMK 1-5-114:020. In 2004 he acquired a 21,750 square foot portion of an adjoining parcel, zoned RS-10, and had this area consolidated with the CV-10 zoned portion of parcel 20, creating a split zoned lot. Since then, at least 10,000 square feet of the newly acquired area was used for activities associated with the commercial uses, primarily as a driveway and parking. The applicant is requesting the change of zone in order to confirm the existing gas station and auto -1-