2012-05-03 Windward Transcript John Hegarty

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The applicant is requesting to establish a convenience store with a certified kitchen; and he is proposing to build a 4000 ft.² structure that would include an approximately 1280 ft.² convenience store. The remainder of the building would be used for a certified kitchen and office warehouse space, and a bathroom that would be accessory to the convenience store. The facility would be used as a base for delivery service that would provide hot meals and groceries to senior citizens and qualified disabled persons in the area. And the hours of operation would be daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. th This is the applicant’s site plan. Ainaloa Boulevard runs along the bottom of the slide; and then 37 Avenue is on the right side of the slide. The applicant is proposing two driveways into the property – one for ingress, and then one for egress. And then this is the location of the convenience store, and then the warehouse, bathroom, office and the certified kitchen would be over in this location here. Here are some photos of the area. This is a view of Ainaloa Boulevard looking mauka. This is the property on the right-hand side and then the Longhouse mailbox, mailboxes are over in this area here just off of the slide. And this is a view of the property, again taken from the Ainaloa mailboxes looking across Ainaloa Boulevard th towards 37 and the property. So based on the site plan, the convenience store would be located generally in this area here. This is another view of the property from 37th Ave. looking towards the Longhouse. And then a th view of 37 Ave., you can see that it is gravel looking towards Ainaloa Boulevard with the property on the right-hand side. The Planning Director is recommending that this request be denied; and we have few reasons for that. One reason is that the request is not consistent with the plans for the area, both the General Plan and the Puna Community Development Plan; and then the Orchidland Estates Association has a design plan that they created in 2007. That design plan shows that Orchidland Estates wants to see all of their commercial developments in the existing village center that they have designated along Orchidland Boulevard near Highway 130. So you can see, let me just go to the General Plan. The General Plan designation for the property is Rural. You can see all of Āinaloa Boulevard, Orchidland, Tiki Gardens, and most of HPP are in the Rural designation, except for a few Medium Density areas which are intended for commercial development or commercial zoning. The property is identified by a red dot here. And then going to the Puna Community Development Plan, this is the village center I mentioned that the Association identified for development of commercial uses along Orchidland and Highway 130. And then Ainaloa neighborhood identified their village center further up in the subdivision. So if I can just go back to this slide, the blue outline here is where Ainaloa wanted to see commercial development occurring for their subdivision. So you can see the subject property is located pretty much halfway in between those two areas. The other reason that we are recommending denial is, if I can draw your attention to the new testimony we’ve received. Both the, the Orchidland Association has indicated that they are also not supportive of the request, st and they submitted that information in the letter dated May 1 that should be in your package. We also have the thth Devan MarksDavid Hayes letter from dated April 25 and dated April 24. So, with that, are there any questions? KERN: Are there any questions for staff? Commissioner Ishibashi? ISHIBASHI: Thank you. During the construction of that road they said they had some burial sites. How far away was that, is that burial sites from this location? COTTLE: I believe that burial was near King Kamehameha Road, which would be right in this area here, if I am not mistaken. 2 EXHIBIT A