2009-01-15 Planning Commission Minutes

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noted that her potable water will be purchased ionized water and that as she owns the surrounding three acres she did not feel her neighbors would be affected by her application. Commissioner Bowman thanked the applicant for going through the Special Permit process to establish her business rather than operating without a permit. It was moved by Commissioner Woodward and seconded by Commissioner Domingo that the application be approved as recommended by the Planning Department, with conditions. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with six ayes (Woodward, Domingo, Bowman, Housel, Ogata, and Watanabe) and two absent and excused (Alameda and Iwashita). USE 08-000014 The Commission took this item up at 1:36 p.m. with T-MOBILE WEST 5 people from the public in attendance. CORPORATION KURTISTOWN, PUNA APPLICANT: T-MOBILE WEST CORPORATION (USE 08-000014) Use Permit to allow the construction of a 150-foot monopole telecommunication tower and associated equipment on approximately 900 square feet of land situated within the Single-Family Residential 20,000 square feet (RS-20) zoned district. The property is the site of the Kurtistown Assembly of God Church, which is located on the mauka (northeast) side of Highway 11 directly across the Highway 11- Kuauli Road Junction, Kurtistown, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-7-6: portion of 31. (SEE EXHIBIT B) RECESSED The Chair called a short recess at 2:17 p.m. RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 2:21 p.m. SMA 08-000031 The Commission took this item up at 2:21 p.m. with K. TANIGUCHI LTD. approximately 11 people from the public in attendance. DOWNTOWN HILO, SOUTH HILO APPLICANT: K. TANIGUCHI LTD. (SMA 08-000031) Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow the demolition of an existing commercial structure, construction of a parking lot, and renovation to the exterior facade of the existing KTA Downtown Store. The project site is located on the northeast corner of the Keawe Street and Mamo Street intersection, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-8:1 and 33. Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the presentation maps, summarized the request, and noted the Planning Director recommended approval of the application, with conditions. The applicant’s representative, Jeff Melrose, was in attendance, along Vice President of KTA Andrew Chun, the architect Rochelle Nagata-Woo, the contractor Gerald Yamada and the 5