2004-10-22 Planning Commission Minutes

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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 recommended approval of the application with conditions. He pointed out that no letters of opposition were received into the record and the applicants had said that they will have several representatives for todays meeting since they, themselves, are traveling to Indonesia. For Commissioners information, Mr. Darrow noted the standard setbacks are 30 feet for the front and rear and 20 feet for the side yards; however, the Planning Department is recommending a 50-foot setback from all property lines to mitigate impacts, such as noise and visual, to surrounding property owners. The applicants representatives, Jana Cornella, Earl Nakasato, Daniel Costales, and Tommy Crabb, were in attendance. Mr. Crabb noted that their Church currently is holding their services (bible study during the week andmorningservicesonSunday)attheHiloHawaiianHotel,andtheyhavebeenlookingfora place to build their sanctuary for several years. Mr. Nakasato noted that the church members are long-time residents of Hawaii, they were a very traditional and conservative group that do not make a lot of noise, and they were not a cult group. In response to Director Yuens inquiry, Mr. Crabb said they were aware of the fire flow issue but felt they could overcome that concern by having a catchment system. Mr. Yuen noted that the only major concern was the fire flow issue. He said he was aware that the Fire Department has allowed water tanks to satisfy the fire flow requirement, rather than extending the waterline, which would be extremely expensive. th Upon Mr. Yuens recommendation, Mr. Darrow suggested an amendment to the 4 sentence in Condition 2 to clarify that the water tank would not be subject to the 50-foot setback. Mr. Yuen clarified that the placement of the water tank still had to abide by the minimum setback required by the County Code. For Commissioner McCalls information, Mr. Darrow pointed out that Condition No. 4 requires theapplicanttoprovidefireprotectionmeasuresmeetingwiththeapprovaloftheFire Department prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. He noted the Fire Department Inspectorhasstatedthattheactualsizeofthewatertankcannotbedetermineduntiltheplansfor the structure is submitted. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application. It was moved by Commissioner Springer and seconded by Commissioner Smith that the applicationbeapprovedforthereasonsandwiththeconditionsrecommendedbythePlanning th Director with the 4 sentence in Condition 2 amended to read, Plans shall indicate a minimum 50-footsetbackfromallpropertylinesfortheproposedchurchfacilities,excludingthewater 4