2005-06-17 KPC REZ04-033 SMA04-009

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HAYASHI:Thank you Mr. Chair. Directing your attention to the presentation map on the wall. First of all Ill go to the overall location map. The subject property is indicated by this red dot. It is situated along themauka side of Alii Drive. And just a matter of orientation were currently located here at the,thishotel is located at this location at the corner of Palani and Alii, I mean Kuakini Highway and Alii Drive. This would be Queen Kaahumanu Highway going towards South Kona and this would be in the North Kona direction. Ill go to the next map here and Im sorry but this map was just presented to me a couple of minutesago so. This particular- again the subject property is located here its a 52,000 sq. ft. property. It is situated along the mauka side of Alii Drive. This particular complex is the Royal Kona Resort Hotel. Across of the subject property is the Huggos Restaurant. The Kona Billfishers Condominium Complex is located at this location. Its about; its one lot away from the subject property, so it will be in this general direction. And you did receive some correspondence from some of the residence in that area. Under the current multiple-residential zoned district the Applicant is entitled to construct a maximum of 51 units based on its zoning density. The Applicant had received a SMAUsePermitbackin1998toallowtheconstructionofa48-unitcondominiumproject. Under that particular zoning the- excuse me, under the current multiple-residential zoning also, the Applicant is also allowed to provide limited commercial uses by the Planning Director. However, the maximum commercial space will be 1,200 square feet and 5 employees. The Applicant is now requesting the zone change in order to increase, allow the increase in density by 19 units. The zoning would also allow for additional commercial spaces as proposed by the Applicant. I will explain that shortly. The SMA Use Permit is to allow the 44, 45-foot height limit, excuse me 45-foot height residential commercial structure. The maximum allowable height within the, this, the Kailua-Kona area resort zone is 45 feet. The Applicant under this particular rezoning and under this particular SMA Use Permit is to allow 67 multiple residential units so that would be an increase from 48 to 67 units or 19 units I think if my calculation is correct. The units would be 4; there will be four 1-bedroom units and 63, 2-bedroom units. And the average size of the units will be slightly over 1,000 square feet. The units are proposed on the top floor levels of the proposed, of the structure and the commercial establishments or commercial use would be on the ground floor area. Parking would be underground and they are proposing under the current-, under the current proposal 92 underground parking stalls. Initially the Applicant had proposed in his initial app-, when the application was first submitted they had proposed 2 access to the property. However, as a result of the Department of Public Works comment that they would recommend that only 1 access be provided from Alii Drive the Applicant has since revised his plans to provide a 1 driveway access from Alii Drive. This is again the site plan of the property. This is Alii Drive and the Applicants driveway would be at this particular location. They are also proposing a loading area but that basically would be for loading purposes. The Department of Public Works also required that the Applicant provide a 5- foot road widening along the length of Alii Drive for future road-widening purposes. They also required that, recommended that improvements be provided within this particular area including curb gutters and sidewalk. As, going to the Staffs recommendation that would show that we are recommending those improvements as proposed by the Department of Public Works. They are currently 73 water units available to the subject property and wastewater would be a hook-up to the County system. Again the Planning Director is recommending approval of the zone change and Ill highlight some of the changes that are of significance. And first of all that would be on Page 1 of the Change of Zone conditions of approval. If you refer to condition D it basically states that the Applicant shall provide a road reserve on the southern portion of the property for a EXHIBIT E 3