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zoning and the Low-Density Urban designation on the mauka portion would support the higher <br /> density being proposed in the RA zoning. <br /> Here is the South Kohala Community Development Plan Map for the Waimea Town. Again, <br /> subject property is located partly roughly in this area and blown up here we see the subject <br /> property outlined in red. Again, the makai portion of the property is generally within an area <br /> designated for Urban uses with the mauka portion of the property in what the CDP be called these <br /> small farms and ranches a preservation program area. <br /> Here is an aerial photograph of the subject property and surrounding areas. Again you can see the <br /> subject property here outlined in blue with the exception of 2 structures dwellings that were built <br /> in the 1920's on the property. The rest of the property is unimproved and vacant. We've got <br /> Ishihara Farm Road coming to the right of the property here that currently provides access to those <br /> dwellings and again the Highway running left through right through the slide. Again, you can see <br /> the surrounding land uses are residential, commercial, and agricultural. <br /> Here is the applicant's proposed site plan. For these purposes the Highway is running on the left- <br /> hand side of the slide. Ishihara Farm Road here at the top and the 3 proposed agricultural, pardon <br /> me, the commercial lots closest to the Highway currently showing 2 proposed accesses to the <br /> commercial area. The 5 residential agricultural lots mauka will be accessed from Ishihara Farm <br /> Road some directly and some through access easements servicing all of the properties. Two of the <br /> 5 lots will contain the existing dwellings. <br /> Here are some photographs of the site. The upper left is a view of Mamalahoa Highway looking <br /> east and the lower right is a view of Mamalahoa Highway looking west. Again, you can see the <br /> current striping, the highway striping in the area. And here are views of the end of the property <br /> from Ishihara Farm Road looking mauka or north with the property on the right-hand side. Some <br /> photographs of the existing structures and a view across the property showing currently <br /> unimproved. <br /> The Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County <br /> Council on both the State Land Use Boundary Amendment and the rezone and requests. With that <br /> I'm happy to take questions as appropriate. <br /> DEFRANCO: Thank you. I had a couple of questions for you. The questions from <br /> some of the — <br /> KAY: Sorry, one more thing. I was asked to point out that there's been <br /> several pieces of testimony that have come in since the Background and Recommendation were <br /> provided to the Commission and overall, we've got 43 pieces of testimony in support of the <br /> project and 20 pieces of testimony in opposition. <br /> DEFRANCO: Thank you for that— <br /> KAY: I'm happy to answer questions. <br /> 3 <br /> EXHIBIT B <br />