2006-01-06 Planning Commission Minutes

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APPLICANTS: ROYDEN & BARBETTE NABARRO (SPP 05-020) Special Permit to allow the construction of a 192-square foot building for a certified kitchen on one acre of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The th property is located along the makai side of 24 Avenue (Ohe Street), approximately th 830 feet southeast of the Shower Drive 24 Avenue intersection, Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-5-37:107. 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 recommendedapproval of the application with conditions. For Commissioner Siracusas information, Mr. Darrow noted that surrounding property owners within 500 feet of the perimeter boundary of the subject property have been notified of todays hearing; Stephanie and John Yue inquired aboutthe application but did not submit any comments either for or against the proposal; and the Hawaiian Paradise Park Owners Association had no objections to the application. The applicants representative, Bethany Morrison, stated she did review and had no objections to the Planning Departments background report and recommendation. In response to Commissioner Siracusas inquiry, Mr. Darrow amended the recommendation page 5, Item 3, first sentence to read, The proposed certified kitchen shall be established within one from the effective date of this permit, changing the words home occupation to certified kitchen. For Commissioner Siracusas information, Mr. Darrow noted that the lot does not extend to Kaloli and clarified this particular node is one of two identified as medium density within Paradise Park, indicating the locations on the presentation map. Mr. Yuen explained that imposing a five-year condition on the life of a special permit is really a matter of scale and the type of an application. He said the Department is not imposing such a condition for this application as the proposal is very close to what would be allowed as a matter of right in a residential district as a home occupation, which is a business operated by the owner of the home and has a maximum of one employee, and as it is a business that does not involve a significant number of people from the general public coming onto the property nor does it have any unusual impacts that might lead to an unfavorable recommendation. For Commissioner Galdoness information, Ms. Morrison clarified the process of making ice pops, which would be melting down the ingredients and freezing it. He said there will be no offensive odor emanating from the facility and no meal-cooking will be prepared at the facility. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application. 2