2022-07-21 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes

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County Council based on the Planning Director's recommendation, which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion carried with four ayes (Knowles, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, and DeFranco), no noes, and one absent and excused (Paishon-Duarte). Action on Item 4 (PL-REZ-2022-000019): It was moved by Commissioner Knowles and seconded by Commissioner Dela Cruz that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council based on the Planning Director's recommendation, which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken, and the motion carried with four ayes (Knowles, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, and DeFranco), no noes, and one absent and excused (Paishon-Duarte). The hearing ended at 11:54 a.m. [SEE HEARING TRANSCRIPT EXHIBIT EJ Chairman Vitousek resumed the role of presiding officer. He called a lunch recess at 11:54 a.m. and called the meeting back to order at 12:31 p.m. 1. APPLICANT: SITING CHEN (PL-REZ-2021-000012) Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-5 acre (A-5a) to a Family Agricultural-1 acre (FA-la) zoning district for 14.968-acres of land. The subj ect property is located on the south side of Hualalai Road, approximately 0.6 miles east of its intersection with Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, Wai`aha 1st, Puapua`anui 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017:043. The Commission took up this item at 12:31 p.m. Action: It was moved by Vice Chair DeFranco and seconded by Commissioner Knowles that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council based on the Deputy Planning Director's recommendation, which shall be adopted. Chairman Vitousek moved to amend the motion to remove proposed Conditions R through W and replace them with a more general condition addressing the matter of listed or endangered species. Vice Chair DeFranco seconded the subsidiary motion. A voice vote was taken, and the subsidiary motion carried with all in favor. A roll call vote was taken on the main motion as amended, and the motion carried with four ayes (DeFranco, Knowles, Dela Cruz, and Kanuha), one no (Vitousek), and one absent and excused (Paishon-Duarte). The hearing ended at 2:03 p.m. [SEE HEARING TRANSCRIPT EXHIBIT FJ Chairman Vitousek called a short recess at 2:03 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 2:09 p.m. 2. APPLICANT: BOLTON, INC. (REMAND SPP 16-000188) Hawaii Supreme Court December 2, 2021 Opinion held that the withdrawal of Special Permit SPP No. 16-000188 was improper and remanded Special Permit SPP No. 16-000188 back to the Leeward Planning Commission for further proceedings consistent with its Opinion. The Leeward Planning Commission will hold a hearing to determine standing for a contested case for application for a Special Permit to allow for a base yard/staging yard for equipment, storage of materials, stock piling and crushing of natural materials for commercial use and a security dwelling situated on a 9.23-acre portion of a 3 Leeward Planning Commission July 21,2022,Meeting Minutes