2005-04-01 Planning Commission Minutes

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would have no problem as he has no intention of expanding the existing warehouse. Mr. Yuen then suggested the following condition be added, The facility shall not exceed the size of the existing warehouse. Commissioner Graham said he was not attempting to constrain the applicant in any way but that he was concerned about the long-term (5 or 10 years) situation, where in a normal review process over a lengthy period of time requirements may be imposed if the traffic or any other situation becomes a problem. Mr. Yuen said there were time limits imposed on some special permits because the Commission did not want to a long-term use of intrusive operations or the Commission just wanted to allow a use until properly zoned areas became available in the area, but not for what Commissioner Graham is considering. Mr. Yuen added it was really up to the Commission if they wanted to have a time limit, but then the applicant would have to ask for a time extension when the life of the permit is to end, adding that given the scale and the area he did not have big concerns about granting the special permit with an indefinite time frame. CommissionerGrahamthensaidhewassatisfiedwiththeDirectorsresponse.Commissioner Siracusa said she knew the area well and could not see this fruitstand growing into a large supermarket use. Julie Foster, Vacationland resident, said she wholeheartedly supported the request. No further testimony was presented and there was no further discussion. It was moved by Commissioner Siracusa and seconded by Commissioner Alameda that the application be approved as recommended by the Planning Director with conditions. In response to Mr. Yuens inquiry, Commissioner Siracusa made a friendly amendment and Commissioner Alameda agreed with the amendment to include the following as Condition No. 4 and the remaining conditions renumbered accordingly: The facility shall not exceed the existing 1,800 square foot warehouse. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with eight ayes (Siracusa, Alameda, Graham, Iwashita, McCall, Salavea, Watanabe and Springer) and one absent and excused (Galdones). REZ 04-028The Commission took this item up at 10:38 a.m. with JEFFREY HUNTapproximately 38 people from the public in attendance. PAHOA, PUNA APPLICANT: JEFFREY HUNT (REZ 04-028) Application for a Change of Zone for 10,410 square feet of land from a Single- Family Residential 10,000-square foot (RS-10) to a Village Commercial 10,000- square foot (CV-10) district.ThepropertyislocatedonthenorthsideofPahoaVillageRoad,acrossfromthePahoa Cash and Carry Store employees parking lot at Nanawale Homesteads, Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii, TMK:1-5-11:10. Mr.HayashiorientedtheCommissionandpublicofthesubjectandsurroundingpropertieson the location map and site plan, summarized the request, and noted the Planning Director recommendedapprovaloftheapplicationwithconditions. 3