2011-08-04 Windward Planning Commission Minutes

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It was moved by Commissioner Au and seconded by Commissioner Ishibashi that the application be approved as recommended by the Planning Director. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes (Au, Ishibashi, Moses and Kern) and two absent and excused (Domingo and Ono). APPLICANT: TAYLOR McMAHEL (SPP 990) Amendment to Special Permit No. 990 by changing from a four (4) bedroom inn operation to an eight (8) bedroom lodge operation on approximately 2.62 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located on the north side of Old Volcano Road approximately 1,400 feet east of the Pearl Avenue-Old Volcano Road intersection, ‘Ōla‘a Summer Lots, Volcano, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-9-003:003. The Commission took this item up at 9:19 a.m. with three people from the public in attendance: Ms. Cottle oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the request, circulated photos of the area, and noted the Planning Director recommended approval of the application with conditions. She noted for the record a letter submitted into the record by Eric Lightner dated August 1, 2011. Taylor McMahel and Ronald Ober were in attendance. They stated they reviewed the recommendation and conditions proposed by the Planning Director and had no objections to them. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application. It was moved by Commissioner Au and seconded by Commissioner Ishibashi that the application be approved as recommended by the Planning Director with the proposed conditions. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes (Au, Ishibashi, Moses and Kern) and two absent and excused (Domingo and Ono). The Chair informed the applicants that they will be notified in writing of the Commission’s action. RECESSED: The Chair recessed the meeting at 9:23 a.m. RECONVENED: The Chair reconvened the meeting at 9:33 a.m. NEW BUSINESS – 9:30 a.m. APPLICANT: YUKO ISHIKAWA (SPP 10-103) Amendment to Special Permit No. 10-103, which allowed the use of a portion of a proposed 3- bedroom single-family dwelling as an artist studio on approximately 12,000 square feet of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The applicant requests to increase the area within the dwelling that will be used as an artist studio from 99 square feet to approximately 604 square feet. The property is located along Gardenia Drive approximately 550 feet southeast 2