2009-05-01 Windward Planning Commission Minutes

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REZ 09-92 The Commission took this item up at 9:10 a.m. BETH-AN & with approximately 11 people from the public in attendance. CARY NISHIJIMA WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO APPLICANTS: BETH-AN & CARY NISHIJIMA (REZ 09-92) Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential Î 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Industrial- Commercial Mixed - 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) district for approximately 22,800 square feet of land. The property is located along the northeast corner of the Kekuanaoa Street-Laukapu Street intersection, diagonally across from the Big Island Candies complex, Waiakea Houselots st 1 Series, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-35:1 and 103. (SEE EXHIBIT A) REZ 09-90 The Commission took this item up at 10:00 a.m. DR. TREVOR with approximately 18 people from the public in attendance. RODRIGUES WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO APPLICANT: DR. TREVOR RODRIGUES (REZ 09-90) Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential Î 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Industrial- Commercial Mixed Î 20,000 square feet (MCX-20) for approximately land. The property is located at the northeast corner of Kawili Street and Laukapu Street, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-50:43. Ms. Cottle oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan and summarized the request for a veterinary clinic. She noted the Planning Director recommended approval of the application with conditions, with a revised Condition E (as requested by the applicantÓs representative) to limit access to right-turn in and right-turn out movements on Kawili Street and full movements on Laukapu Street and Condition K amended to have the project connect to the existing sewer line prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, rather than final plan approval. The applicant, Dr. Trevor Rodrigues, and his representative, Sid Mr. Fuke agreed with the Planning DirectorÓs comment about the lack of available fee simple land in the area. He said Dr. RodriguesÓs lease for his current place of business expires 2012, and it would be financially easier for him to do a project on his own property. Mr. Fuke shared his understanding of the relationship between the Community Development Plans and the General Plan, noting that Community Development Plans are specifically designed to implement the General Plan and it is not to be a separate document necessarily in and of itself. He said by virtue of the kinds of curbs, gutters and sidewalks (pedestrian-oriented) conditions that have been imposed for rezonings in the area, it seems to suggest mixed uses in the area. He added that if the applicant had come in for a heavy industrial zoning he was quite sure that 2