2005-12-02 Planning Commission Minutes

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APPLICANT: KULANA KEA, LLC (REZ 05-018) Change of Zone for 26.122 acres of land froman Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) district and a Single Family Residential 15,000 squarefoot (RS-15) district to a Family Agricultural 5-acre (FA-5a) district. The properties involvedare located along the north side of Kulana Kea Road, approximately 850 feet west of the Kulana Kea Road Wainaku Street intersection, Wainaku Farms Subdivision, Wainaku, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-6-32:4 & 5. (SEE EXHIBIT D) REZ 05-019The Commission took this item up at 4:20 p.m., with MATSUNOone person from the pubic in attendance. ENTERPRISES, LTD. PONAHAWAI, SOUTH HILO APPLICANT: MATSUNO ENTERPRISES, LTD. (REZ 05-019) Change of Zone for 8 acres of land from an Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) district to a Neighborhood Commercial 20,000 square foot (CN-20) district. The property is located along the south side Ponahawai Street, approximately 1,500 feet east of the Komohana Street Ponahawai Street intersection and diagonally across from the Homelani Cemetery, Ponahawai, South Hilo,Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-36: portion of 18. Mr. Hayashi oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, and summarized the request. He noted the Planning Directors favorable recommendation with conditions and amended the second sentence in Condition N to read, This requirement shall be approved by the Administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development prior to final subdivision approval for any new residential structures. For Commissioner McCalls information, Mr. Hayashi indicated on the presentation map the location of Alenaio Stream, which borders the rear portion of the 24-acre area and not the 8-acre area. ForCommissionerWatanabesinformation,Mr.Hayashinotedthattherewillbeone ingress/egress from Komohana Street with aleft-turn storage lane and that Civil Defense has suggested there be another ingress/egress from Ponahawai Steet for emergencypurposes only. Mr. Hayashi said although the Planning Department has not received any letter in support of or in opposition to the request, Mr. Fuke did submit a letter from a Mr. Logan expressing his concern on the drainage in the area. In response to Mr. Alamedas inquiry, Mr. Hayashi indicated on the presentation map the location of the proposed Mormon Church. The applicants representative, Sidney Fuke and Glen Hashimoto, were in attendance. Mr. Fuke said the applicant agrees to the proposed conditions and shared with the Commission an artists rendering of the proposed project. He indicated on the presentation map the subject and surrounding properties and noted that applicant is proposing the commercial development in 5