2010-09-30 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes

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The Commission took up the following item at 12:38 p.m. with approximately 200 people from the public in attendance: APPLICANT: JKS PARTNERS, LP (SLU 10-28/REZ 10-128) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a Change of Zone from Agricultural 5-acres (A-5a) to Single-Family Residential 7,500 square feet (RS-7.5) for approximately 14.682 acres of land. The property is located adjacent to and north of Pualani nd Estates Subdivision and mauka of Hawai‘i Belt Road, Kahului 2, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-5-17: 40. (SEE EXHIBITS B AND D) The Commission took up the following item at 12:42 p.m. with approximately 200 people from the public in attendance: APPLICANT:GIDEONSOROKIN (SMA 10-43) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the construction of five (5) three-story, single family residential units on approximately 31,853 square feet of land zoned Hotel- Resort-1,250 square feet of land area per unit (V-1.25). The subject property is situated on the east (mauka) side of Ali‘i Drive, approximately 840 feet south of its intersection with Lunapule Road in st Kailua Village, Kahului 1, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-5-19:07. The Chair stated that the applicant had submitted a letter requesting a deferral for 60 days. There was no one from the public wishing to testify in regard to this application. The deferral was granted by a voice vote of all commissioners in attendance. The Commission took up the following item at 12:43 p.m. with approximately 200 people from the public in attendance: APPLICANT: SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH, REV. KONELIO FALETOI, PASTOR (SMA 10-44) Application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow the construction of a church, rectory and parish hall and related improvements to replace the former Saint Michael the Archangel Church that was damaged during the 2006 earthquake. The approximately 3.19-acre property is located on the northeast (mauka) side of Ali‘i Drive directly across Hale Hlwai Park and nd Waterfront Row shopping complex in Kailua Village, Hienaloli 2, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-5-08:06 Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map, flood zone map, site plan and photographs, and summarized the request. He noted that the Planning Department recommended approval of the application, with conditions, and that the last sentence of Condition No. 7 was amended to read as follows: “If required, the applicant shall obtain a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) prior to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.” Director Leithead Todd added to clarify the mention of the subject property being located in a Regional Transit-Oriented Development area, saying that this was a special case where the proposal was basically to replace a church, which was a permitted use within the current zoning, that had been deemed structurally unsafe and had been demolished due to the 2006 earthquake damage; 2