2008-04-04 Planning Commission Minutes

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No. 05-009, which allowed the establishment of a contractor’s base yard on approximately one acre of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the north side of the Hawaii Belt Highway (Highway 19) at the 47.5-mile marker, Kapoaula, Hamakua, Hawaii, TMK: 4-7-7: portion of 55. (SEE EXHIBIT A) RECESSED The Chair called a recess at 11:41 a.m. RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 11:50 a.m. AMEND SPP NO. 998 The Commission took this item up at 11:50 a.m. with MINIPRO approximately 12 people from the public in attendance. CONSTRUCTION, INC. KAHUKU, KA‘U APPLICANT: MINIPRO CONSTRUCTION, INC. (SPP NO. 998) Amendment to Condition No. 2 (construction time requirement) of Special Permit No. 998, which allowed the construction of a self-storage facility and related improvements on 1 acre of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The amendment request also includes increasing the land area to 3 acres and to increase the number of storage units and storage structures. The property is located in the Kona-South Estate Subdivision situated on the south (makai) side of Highway 11, approximately 1 and ¼ miles west of the Ocean View Post Office, Kahuku, Ka’u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-2-150: portion of 51. Mr. Darrow 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 recommended approval of the application with conditions. He pointed out that currently there are no structures or landscaping on the site. Commissioner Woodward noted that directly across the street is basically a graveled goat path that one really does not want to drive on and just to the left across the street is the site for the proposed waste transfer station 9 acres in size, which if built the paved roadway will be considerably longer in distance than the applicant’s property. The applicant’s representatives, Steven Lim, Dwight and Tai Matsuyama, and Frank Guistiniani, were in attendance. In response to Commissioner Siracusa’s inquiry, Mr. Lim described the 10-foot tilt up walls designed for security and to minimize impacts to surrounding neighbors by providing more blockage of the use. He then explained the layout of the project elements which is the latest technology in terms of storage, electronic tracking and security devices. He added that they would like to amend the proposed landscaping condition to require 5 feet of landscaping or similar buffer acceptable to the Planning Department. 2