2006-12-01 Planning Commission Minutes

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Yukie Ohashi noted this project actually started 10 years ago by two individuals. In response to Commissioner Galdones’s inquiry whether the applicant has addressed Waiakea High School Principal P. Nekoba’s concern, Ms. Ohashi said a traffic assessment done by Julian Ing indicated that because of the nature of the project, functions being held during off-peak hours, it would not house many employees, and given that they are proposing three different access points (Kawili Street, Kapiolani and Ululani), the impact on traffic would not be significant. Mr. Williams added that they did discuss traffic with the county engineers over several meetings and they master planned their community as recommended by Mr. Ing on the ingress/egress, with signage. He said they did consider such things as adding traffic lights, one-way in, no left turn, and moving the Kawailani Street entrance another 300 feet mauka. In response to Commissioner Galdones’s inquiry, Ms. Ohashi said the applicant is the one that proposed the amendment to Condition L. In response to Commissioner Iwashita’s concern on having adequate parking, Mr. Williams said they have parking to accommodate a full-on banquet facility, concurrent with a full-on occupancy of all the residential units, plus extra stalls. He added their intent is to extend Olona Street to make it a bike path and pedestrian thoroughfare, which they will maintain at their expense. Commissioner Siracusa pointed out that it appears that with the kind of stakeholders there, having all of the services centrally located, and creating all the landscaping, etc., the applicant is creating a walkable community wherein it will not create the kind of traffic normally associated with people having to travel distances for services and constantly zooming in and out of a development. Mr. Williams said that is precisely the way they saw it, too. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on this agenda item. It was moved by Commissioner Watanabe and seconded by Commissioner Siracusa to send a favorable recommendation to the County Council per the Director’s recommendation with existing Condition L replaced with: “In lieu of paying the fair share contribution, the applicant shall develop a multi-purpose facility.” A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with eight ayes (Watanabe, Siracusa, Galdones, Iwashita, McCall, Rho, Salavea and Alameda) and one absent and excused (Graham). REZ 06-000049 The Commission took this item up at 10:52 a.m. with BRUCE A. HANSEN approximately 9 people from the public in attendance. WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO APPLICANT: BRUCE A. HANSEN (REZ 06-000049) Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential – 10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Limited Industrial – 20,000 square feet (ML-20) district for 21,050 square feet of land. The property is located on the west side of Kanoelehua Avenue approximately 100 feet south of the Kanoelehua 5