2005-08-05 Planning Commission Minutes

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Ms. Covington stated several months ago when she began this process the Planning Department suggested she consolidate Lots 17 and 18A as her home actually straddles the original lot line and she questioned if this would be a condition of the granting of the use permit. Mr. Yuen said he did not know how the house was split by a lot line and it is not a condition of the B&B approval that the lots be consolidated. For Ms. Covingtons information, Mr. Yuen said that if the house burned down and she wanted to rebuild in the same configuration, the lots would have to be consolidated because she would have to meet setback requirements. On the other hand, if the house burned down and she wanted to build two houses, the lots would have to be subdivided because there would not be enough space for two houses. Ms. Covington said the house was built in 1933, and she suspected that two lots were purchased and the house was constructed straddling both lot lines. She noted that the property is one parcel fortaxpurposes,butdoeshavetwolotsassignedtoitinthesurveybooks. Mr.Yuenstatedthat,atthistime,thePlanningDepartmentdoesnothaveastrongfeelingeither way whether the lots are consolidated or not; and there is not a condition of approval that the property remain consolidated. The Director agreed with Commissioner Graham that Condition 7 should be deleted because there are no time conditions to be complied with. Ms. Covington stated Bill Shackenfield, her husband, agrees with her testimony. The Chair called on George Leonard to testify, to which Ms. Covington stated he has left the meeting. It was moved by Commissioner Iwashita and seconded by Commissioner Siracusa that the application (USE 05-003) be approved based on the Planning Directors recommendation and proposed conditions, with the deletion of Condition 7. There was no discussion on the motion. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with seven ayes (Iwashita, Siracusa, Graham, McCall, Salavea, Watanabe, and Alameda) and two absent and excused (Galdones and Springer). SPP 05-013The Commission took this item up at 3:46 p.m. with DIDIER FLAMENTapproximately 6 people from the public in attendance. KEHENA, PUNA APPLICANT: DIDIER FLAMENT (SPP 05-013) ApplicationforaSpecialPermittoallowa4-unitbedandbreakfastestablishmenton0.5acreof land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the northeastsideofKipukaStreet(12-118KipukaStreet),acrossfromtheKipukaStreetPunakai Street intersection, Puna Beach Estates Subdivision,Kehena, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-2-33:4. Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the locationmapandsiteplan,summarizedtherequest,andnotedthePlanningDirectoris recommending approval of the application, with conditions. 6