2012-06-07 Windward Planning Commission Minutes

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APPLICANT: KENNY JOYCE AND S. KILOHANA DOMINGO (SPP 00-44) Amendment to Special Permit No. 00-44, which currently allows a 4-bedroom bed & breakfast establishment and certified kitchen facility, to expand into to a 5-bedroom lodge with a certified kitchen that will also offer meals to registered guests and accommodate small community and private events once-a-month. The property is located in Kamaoa Haven Subdivision on the east side of South Point Road, approximately one mile west (makai) of the Māmalahoa Highway, Pu‘u‘eo, Ka‘u, Hawai‘i, TMK: 9-4-012: 029 The Commission took this item up at 9:07 a.m. with 9 people from the public in attendance. Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, gave some background information, and summarized the requests. th He said the applicants in their May 16 correspondence requested they be allowed to increase the number of guests to 15, and he noted the Planning Director recommended approval of the application with conditions. The applicant, Kenny Joyce, stated he received the background report and recommendation, and thanked the Planning Department for their impressive assistance in guiding them through the process. In response to Commissioner Au’s inquiry, Mr. Joyce said initially they had difficulty obtaining financing but now have the resources to complete the project, meeting with the Department of Health’s requirements. He said they have installed a larger seepage pit that will allow them to have a septic system in the future. In response to Commissioner Ono’s inquiries, Mr. Joyce said that the structure in the rear of the property will be a farm dwelling and they are proposing to expand the current 4-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment to a 5-bedroom lodge with a certified kitchen and allow up to15 guests. Ms. Leithead Todd clarified that the applicants currently can operate the five rooms as bed and breakfast establishment as long as they just serve a continental breakfast (such as fruits and packaged foods), adding once the kitchen is built it can operate as a lodge and hot meals may be served. Ms. Leithead Todd at this time noted that the request to increase the maximum number of guests to 15 is consistent with what is being proposed and felt it was an oversight in the filing of the application. There was no one wising to testify on this agenda item. It was moved by Commissioner Au and seconded by Commissioner Gonzales that the application be approved with the conditions proposed by the Planning Director, with Condition 3 amended to allow up to 15 guests. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes (Au, Gonzales, Ono and Kern) and two absent and excused (Ishibashi and Moses). APPLICANT: HAWAII ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS (REZ 12-153) Change of Zone from a Single Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to General Commercial-20,000 square feet (CG-20) for 20,160 square feet of land. The property is located 2