2012-01-05 Windward Transcript Winegar

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And there is also some Commercial zoning shown in the pink. This is a gas station here located on the next street over. This is the General Plan LUPAG Map for the area. And you can see that the subject property is located in an area designated Medium Density Urban, that’s shown in the orange. Medium Density Urban designation allows residential zoning up to a maximum of -. I’m sorry, I just blanked, give me a second here. KERN: Glad I’m not the only one. COTTLE: Up to 35 units per acre. That is different than the Low Density Urban density designation which allows residential units up to six units per acre. And the High Density shown in red allows up to I believe 87 units per acre. This is an aerial photo of the property. You can see the subject property outlined in red. There is an old house located in the middle of the property, as well as some animal cages. The house is currently in a state of disrepair. You can also see that the surrounding area is mostly Single-Family Residential, but it is an area of transition. As I mentioned before, there is a gas station located in this general area here. There's a duplex unit located just behind the subject property. And then north of Kawili Street there is some commercial zoning. There is a dental office, as well as a student dormitory nearby. And then you can see the Waiakea High School; and the University is off the slide to the northwest. The applicants are requesting a change of zone from Single-Family Residential - 10,000 square feet to Multiple-Family Residential – 3,000 square feet. They are requesting the change of zone in order to construct a 14-unit apartment complex that will provide housing for students at the University. This is the applicant's conceptual site plan. You have Kinoole Street on the left side of the slide. There is an existing driveway in this area, and they are just proposing to expand that driveway as the access. You have the parking area in the front; and then at this time they are proposing four structures. And this is a photo of the site. It was a very rainy day, so it is hard to see the roadway. But it's a two- lane road. The guardrail actually runs across the frontage of the property here. And the property is located about 8feet lower than the roadway. So this is the roadway looking north, and the property is located in this area here. This is a view of Kinoole Street looking south; and again the property is located in this area here. This is the existing driveway. The Planning Director is recommending a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council for the request. And I just want to point out we did get one letter of testimony from Sam Cooper; you should have that, you should have gotten that this morning. Are there any questions? KERN: Are there any questions for staff? Seeing none, Maija? COTTLE: Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to point out also that although the applicant is proposing a 14-unit apartment complex at this time, there is a range of, there are a range of uses that are permitted in the RM zoning district; and that is shown in your Exhibit 1 of your Background Report. And that’s it. 2 EXHIBIT A