2010-02-05 Windward Planning Commission Minutes

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intersection, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-37:14. Ms. Cottle oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the request, and noted the Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation be sent to the County Council as recommended by the Director. The applicant’s representative, Lori Mikkelson, stated she has received the Department’s recommendation and conditions and they are acceptable to her. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application. It was moved by Commissioner Kern and seconded by Commissioner Ishibashi to send a favorable recommendation to the County Council as recommended by the Planning Director, with conditions. Commissioner Iwashita spoke of the necessity of a CDP so that traffic problems are not created in the area. Ms. Leithead Todd noted many years ago the A-1a area was the subject of a rezoning application to have it rezoned to RS-7.5; however the owners failed to finalize the required conditions of approval of the rezoning, which is why Planning Department determined this area was basically A-1a. She said the new owners then came in and utilized the A-1a zoning and carved these properties up without any rezoning, which has created some issues as it was probably not the appropriate use for this property and was not consistent with what was going on in the area. She said she did have real concerns for access to the property, but having the Dolan and Silva applications coming in at the same time and having these two pieces of property connect to each other and sharing some connectivity so there is more than one way to go in and out of the property made it a better project. A roll call vote was taken at this time to send a favorable recommendation to the County Council as recommended by the Director with conditions and motion carried with six ayes (Kern, Ishibashi, Au, Domingo, Iwashita and Woodward, with Commissioner Iwashita voting kanalua twice). The Commission took the following item up at 12:01 p.m. with 10 people from the public in attendance: APPLICANTS: GILLIE & JANE SILVA (REZ 09-113) Change of Zone from Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) to Neighborhood Commercial – 20,000 square feet (CN-20) for approximately 5.075 acres of land. The property is located approximately 130 feet south of the Komohana Street – Ponahawai Street intersection, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-37:6. Ms. Cottle oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the request, and noted the Planning Director is 7