2005-08-05 Planning Commission Minutes

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Department of Public Works, Building Division, which they went through 11 months of submitting and resubmitting plans to receive approval. He noted that as a chemical engineer, he strives for safety, and he helped design what he felt was the safest catchment system in the State, noting the food grade bag flown from in North Carolina has a NSF (national safety food) stamp. He added that they will be purchasing ice and water for their specific purpose and have designed two septic tanks for the safety of their guests. For Commissioner Iwashitas information, Mr. Maise said the prior owner designed and constructed the 900 square foot shed and the permit allowed 500 square feet on the second level of the auxiliary two-story building for a guest suite with no kitchen. He clarified that the lower half of that building is being used for storage of wheelbarrows and gardening equipment. Mr. Yuen said the Planning Department allows an accessory guest bedroom of 500 square feet as a detached element of the house and he did not understand how the 900 square feet got approved withthe500feetdesignatedasanaccessoryuse.Mr.Maisesaidhadtheybeenabletodesign the building themselves there would have been no way that it would have been over 500 square feet, noting it would not be easy to remove anything or change the size of the house since the building is on a lava rock foundation. It was moved by Commissioner Iwashita and seconded by Commissioner Siracusa that the application for a special permit docket No. SPP 05-013 be approved based on the Planning Directors recommendation and proposed conditions. There was no discussion. Motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of seven ayes (Iwashita, Siracusa, Graham, McCall, Salavea, Watanabe and Alameda) and two absent and excused (Galdones and Springer). GEOTHERMAL ASSET The Commission took this item up at 4:12 p.m. with FUND CLAIMone person from the public in attendance. JAN MALASEK KEAHIALAKA, PUNA CLAIMANT: JAN MALASEK Geothermal Asset Fund Claim in the amount of $27,494.00 to compensate for a loss of income from a orchard and nursery operation due to geothermal activity in the area. The property is located at 13-683 Leilani Avenue, approximately 1600 feet south of the Leilani Avenue Pohoiki Road intersection, Leilani Estates Subdivision, Keahialaka, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-3-28:18. (SEE EXHIBIT C) MINUTESAt 5:59 p.m., the Commission took up the following minutes: July1,2005-ItwasmovedbyCommissionerSiracusaandsecondedbyCommissionerGraham that the minutes be approved as circulated with corrections. Motion was unanimously carried by avoicevoteofallCommissionersinattendance. ADMINISTRATIVETheCommissiontookupthefollowingunderadministrative MATTERSmatters: 8