2011-07-21 Leeward Exh A - Innovations

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ARAI: The reason why we supported a four-year -. Understand the original request was to pave the parking lot within two years of occupancy. We are supportive of four years simply because we understand the efforts and time necessary to secure property gain necessary access rights. But as would many other uses that come before you, the typical minimum requirement is that your parking be paved; there is no such thing as gravel being an acceptable type of paving surface unless it’s a very, extremely low-volume type of use, say, like a bed-and-breakfast operation where you have only two or three cars. So we feel that four years is more than adequate time, because I think anything beyond that, it starts to get a little difficult for us to justify when other types of uses that generate maybe the same level of traffic are compelled and required by the Commission to pave their parking lots. We understand the situation and you are making, you know, a diligent effort to provide alternate access, but we do believe four years is a reasonable time frame. I may want to take this opportunity to also note that Mrs. Woerner mentioned that they could acquire the property next door to provide access to Hualālai Road, but she also mentioned the possibility of locating the parking onto that adjoining property. We were not made aware of that earlier. So I would like to express our concern that it probably will fall outside of the scope of their original Special Permit, which would then mean that in order to place the parking lot on the adjoining property, should they be successful in securing title to that property, they would have to come back before the Planning Commission to amend this permit in order to encumber the proposed parking area. WOERNER: And we are well aware of that, so we’ll be back here soon. ARAI: And we enjoy working with you, so hopefully it’s not that much of a burden. BEAUDET: So would that make you agreeable to the condition as stated? WOERNER: Yes. BEAUDET: Thank you. Any further comment or questions from the Commission? I have not received the list of any one person from the public who wishes to testify. I’d like to ask if there is still someone out there who wishes to testify, please come forward now. Okay, thank you. With that, I’d like to ask for a motion. NELSON: Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the amendment request for a four-year time extension to Condition No. 3 of Special Permit No. 1262, which allowed the establishment of a public charter school and related facilities on five acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. BEAUDET: Do I hear a second? IOKEPA: Mr. Chair, I second. BEAUDET: Staff? BUGADO: Commissioner Nelson? NELSON: Aye. 3 EXHIBIT A