2012-05-17 Leeward Exh A - Pink & Page

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This is the General Plan map for the area; the entire subdivision, as well as the subject property, is designated Rural, and just to the west lands are designated Important Agricultural Land. And this is the Kona CDP map, which shows the subject property as a red dot here on the bottom of the slide; you can see the Kona Urban Area is denoted with the thick red outline, and the subject property is located just outside of the Kona Urban Area. This is an aerial photo of the property. This photo was actually taken quite a while ago, so you don’t see the ‘ohana dwelling completed; you just see the house pad here in this location. But you have Māmalahoa Highway on the right side of the slide, and then the subject driveway coming off of the highway, and the main dwelling, and then the ‘ohana dwelling is located in this area. The applicant is requesting to establish a two-bedroom bed and breakfast operation. They would like to use one of the bedrooms in the main dwelling, which is a four-bedroom dwelling, and they would also like to use one of the bedrooms in the two-bedroom ‘ohana dwelling. And the applicants will reside in the main dwelling on the property and operate the B&B. This is a photo of the driveway and the main parking area; you have the main garage here and the main house behind that, and then there is an attached walkway off to a, I think it’s a one-car garage, and then the one of the units would be up above here that would be used for the B&B. This is again the main dwelling and then the walkway, the covered walkway, over to the attached garage and upper unit. And then this is a picture of the ‘ohana unit, the roof of the ‘ohana unit, in the back of the property; so one of the two bedrooms in this dwelling would also be utilized for the B&B. The Planning Director is recommending approval of the permit with conditions. And as Madam Chair noted, we just have the one correction to our background and recommendation report that the property is in the North Kona District, rather than North Hilo. I did pass out to you this morning a letter from one of the neighbors, Leslie and Loraine Miller, and there are two photos being passed around that were also submitted by Ms. Miller, that are supplemental to this letter. Are there any questions? GIFFIN: Commissioners, do you have any questions of Maija? Thank you. Hearing none, would the applicant please come forward. Thank you, Maija. Hang on. Will you please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Leeward Hawai‘i County Planning Commission? PINK: I do. GIFFIN: Will you please state your name. PINK: My name is William Pink. GIFFIN: Thank you. Please be seated. PINK: Thank you. GIFFIN: I’m sure you have a few comments that you would like to add to what Maija has just said. So please go ahead. 2 EXHIBIT A