2011-03-17 Leeward Exh B - Verosko

Home

LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MARCH 17, 2011 KEN VEROSKO dba SOUTH KONA A regularly advertised hearing on the application of FRUIT STAND (AMEND SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 1253) was called to order at 9:41 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, Thomas Hickcox, Frederic Housel, Wayne Iokepa and Richard Nelson STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) And approximately 15 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: KEN VEROSKO dba SOUTH KONA FRUIT STAND (AMEND SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 1253) Amendment to Special Permit No. 1253, which allowed the establishment of a smoothie stand on a 0.5-acre portion of a larger 6.2-acre parcel of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The amendment request is to increase the days and hours of operation, increase the number of employees, allow the sale of food and non-food items including products from other farms, and enlarge the permit area to 1.5 acres. The project site is located along the east (mauka) , Highway – City of Refuge Road junction, Keokea, South Kona, Hawai‘i, Tax Map Key 8-4-15: portion of 4. GIFFIN: Let’s begin with our first agenda item. The applicant is Ken Verosko. It’s an amendment to Special Permit No. 1253. He is asking for an amendment for, the reason is to request to increase the days and hours of operation, increase the number of employees, allow the sale of food and non- food items including products from other farms, and to enlarge the permitted area to 1.5 acres. Maija? COTTLE: Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning, everyone. COMMISSIONERS: Good morning, Maija. COTTLE: Nice to see everybody safe and sound after last week. If I can direct your attention to the screen. The first application is an amendment request to Special Permit 1253. The applicant is Ken Verosko, and his business is South Kona Fruit Stand. The subject property is in the South Kona District, and it’s just south of Keokea, which is in this area of the slide right in the middle. -south direction through the middle of the property is zoned Agricultural 5 acres, as well as all the properties around it. The General Plan designation for the property is Important Agricultural Land, as well as all the properties surrounding 1 EXHIBIT B