2012-06-07 Windward Transcript Hegarty

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the property is outlined in red. It consists of two lots side-by-side, roughly totaling approximately 4.6 acres in size. You may note this green colored area here, that area is designated Open, is zoned Open by the County, and it currently accommodates the Ainaloa Longhouse complex. This is an aerial photo of the subject property, again, outlined in red. You can note that the property has been extensively grubbed and cleared. Thirty Seventh Avenue is located in this vicinity here, and it intersects with Ainaloa Boulevard running toward Highway 130 in this direction toward the top of the photograph. Across the street from the subject property is the Ainaloa Longhouse complex which does accommodate a community facility, as well as a volunteer fire station and a postal box area right off of Ainaloa Boulevard, as indicated by my pointer. Again, the request is for a special permit to allow a convenience store and certified kitchen on the subject property. The applicant proposes a 4000-square foot structure which would accommodate a 1280-square foot convenience store, with the remainder of the building to be utilized for a certified kitchen facility, office, and warehouse that will provide meals, hot meals, and groceries to qualified disabled persons and senior citizens living in the area. Hours of operation as indicated by the Applicant will run daily from 6:30 (a.m.) to 8:00 p.m. at night. This is a site plan of the proposed development. At the bottom of the site plan is Ainaloa Boulevard running to the right toward Highway, I'm sorry, yes, Ainaloa Boulevard on the bottom of the map with Highway 130 off to the right. Thirty-seventh Avenue is located on the right side of the subject property in that location. This is a parking lot showing, I believe, almost 40 parking stalls, if I remember correctly. However, the applicant's proposal is roughly about 6 to 7 stalls to be accommodated. At the northern end of the subject property is the proposed convenience store in this location here, and the adjacent kitchen facility. This is a, excuse me, this is a map, I'm sorry, we're looking at Ainaloa Boulevard looking mauka with the subject property off to your right in this vicinity here, and the Longhouse complex located here off to your left. We are now looking makai along Ainaloa Boulevard toward Highway 130. We are standing in the driveway of the postal box complex. The subject property is located across the street here. th This is a photograph of the subject property from 37 Avenue. And we are looking across the subject th property with the Ainaloa Longhouse complex off in the distance. And this is a view of 37 Avenue looking directly toward Ainaloa Boulevard. Again, at the last meeting, your May 3rd meeting, the Department did present its recommendation for denial of this special permit application. Reasons being is it's not consistent with the General Plan or the Puna Community Development Plan. I should note that at that meeting both the Orchidland Estates Association as well as the Ainaloa Community Association submitted testimony in opposition to the proposed special permit application. I should note that the subject property is indicated here by this red dot. As you may note this area indicated and outlined in blue is actually that particular area identified in the Puna Community Development Plan for a proposed neighborhood village center. The Puna Community Development Plan is recommending that commercial uses be concentrated within this particular location in Ainaloa Subdivision, which is in excess of a mile away from the subject property. The Puna CDP also recommends in the adjoining Orchidland Estates Subdivision, which is where the property actually resides, it’s a portion of Orchidland Estates, that it be concentrated along Orchidland Boulevard here, just off of Highway 130, again, more than a mile away from the proposed site. 2 EXHIBIT C