2020-01-08 Exh B Hearing Transcript - RTA Kilauea Lodge REZ 19-239

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parcel to the west including the construction of a new 1,920 -square foot retail building along the property's Old Volcano Road frontage to primarily serve lodge guests. The construction of three cottages along the northwest corner of the property to be used as lodge units without any kitchen or food preparation areas accessory to the existing Kilauea Lodge, and a 26 -stall parking lot including two handicapped stalls and a bus parking area to accommodate customer and employee parking and landscaping. The Applicant has indicated that the construction will be completed within about two years, and estimates the cost of the project at about $350,000. Zoning for the subject property is currently Single -Family Residential – 20,000 square feet as indicated in the yellow color. Again, properties to the west are similarly zoned Village Commercial –10,000 square feet as indicated in the lighter pink color. And, then farther down Old Volcano Road, this is the Ace Hardware property here, and that's zoned Village -Commercial – 20,000 square feet. The zonings in the area are, again, Single -Family Residential zoning, some Agricultural – 1 acre and some Agricultural – 20 acres across Old Volcano Road. The State Land Use designation for the subject property and much of the surrounding area is Urban as indicated in pink. Some Agricultural State Land Use land as well as indicated in green. The General Plan designation for the subject property and much of the rest of the kind of commercial area is Medium Density Urban that would support a Change of Zone to Village Commercial designation. The area above that is Low Density Urban as indicated in the mustard color and more in line with the Agricultural State Land Use. The other designations are Extensive Agriculture as indicated in the white color. Here is a picture of the Puna Community Development Plan map for the Volcano Community Village Center. The subject parcelsorry, it's a little difficult to see—is here starred, and next to the existing commercial zoning. The dashed line here is the preliminary Volcano community Village center boundary as designated by the community development plan. I should also note that the Volcano Community Association has drafted a Volcano Village Long -Range Plan and has indicated via a letter that this rezoning would be consistent with their commercial vision for that area. Here is an aerial photo of the subject parcel and some of the surrounding area. Again, we've got Old Volcano Road running through the slide here, the subject parcel outlined in red. Again, here is the existing Kilauea Lodge Restaurant facility as well as some of the other lodge units toward the back. And, the subject parcel is mostly vegetated but partially cleared and there is a small area back here that has been used for the last little bit of overflow parking for the lodge employees. Here is the Applicant's proposed site plan. I would just note that we did sent out a couple of days back a revised site plan and that's what's shown here. I apologize for the omission when we initially sent that out, but this is the updated site plan the Applicant is proposing. We've got Old Volcano Road running generally north -south through the slide. EXHIBIT B 2