2024-11-21 Written Testimony Pacific Rim Land Inc.

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, Mr. Michael Yee,Director April 8,2019 Page 2 The reasons for this request are: a. From a land use perspective,the entire 245+acre property has already been committed to industrial activities for an extended period of time. On January 19, 1993,the State Land Use Commission("LUC") approved Special Permit(SPP 833)request to operate a quarry and related activities on approximately 219.99 acres of land. On February 26, 2016,the LUC extended the life of the permit as well as allowed other activities or uses to essentially December 31,2043. Relatedly, on October 6, 2006,the County Planning Commission approved Goodfellow Brothers LLC's Special Permit request(SPP 08-00064) for a"base yard to provide equipment and motor vehicle maintenance and repair services and related uses"on the 14.77 acre area immediately adjacent to the 219+acre quarry site. The Special Permit was subsequently extended by the Leeward Planning Commission on August 16, 2018,to run essentially coterminous to the life of SPP 833,which would be December 31,2043. The areas covered by SPP 833 (219.99 acres)and SPP 08-00064 (14.77 acres)were originally part of a 3,049 acre parcel identified by TMK: 6-8-01: 005. In a letter, dated November 18, 2008,the Planning Director granted final subdivision approval of the 3,049 acre parcel into three(3)parcels. The 219.99 acre quarry and the 14.77 acre base yard were now situated on one of those lots, consisting of 245.794 acres and identified by TMK: 6-8-001: 066. The other two(2) lots were identified by TMK: 6- 8-01: 067 (934.660 acres)and the"parent" lot, TMK: 6-8-01: 05 (1,871.540 acres). The applicant's request covers only the 245+acre area identified by TMK: 6-8-001: 066. Given the site's current industrial use and its entitled life(year 2043),having this site designated Industrial would be most appropriate. Further,as part of the mandatory 10-year General Plan review/update process (which possibly could be in the year 2030),this designation(if approved)and the designations of all properties within the County will again be re-evaluated. The Industrial designation could be retained or,if a more suitable land use designation is deemed appropriate,changed. b. Although the site is designated Extensive Agriculture, it also has an Urban Expansion overlay. According to the General Plan, Urban Expansion allows land use