2012-12-06 Windward Planning Commission Agenda

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 10:00 a.m. APPLICANT: PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED 4. Continued hearing regarding Non-Compliance with conditions of approval of Special Permit No. 1122 (SPP 1122) and special permit revocation proceedings pursuant to Condition No. 8 of SPP 1122. SPP 1122 was issued to Hawaii’s Volcano Circus to allow the establishment of a performing arts educational center on 2.5 acres of land within a larger 10-acre site situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The properties are located within and adjacent to the west side of Kalapana Sea View Estates subdivision near the intersection of West Pohakupele Loop and Kehauopuna Street, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-2-009: 034 and 1-2- 038: 050. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 12:00 p.m. APPLICANT: CONNECTIONS NEW CENTURY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 5. /CBESS (SPP 12-138) Continued hearing on an application for a Special Permit to develop a K to 12 charter school campus with dorm facilities and related uses on approximately 70 acres of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located on both the southwest and northeast sides of Edita Street near its intersection with Kaūmana Drive and adjoining the Pacific Plantation Subdivision in Kaūmana, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-5-006:141. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – 1:30 p.m. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR 6. Discussion of possible amendments to Planning Commission Rule No. 12 regarding the Geothermal Asset Fund relating to procedures and guidelines for the processing of proposed community approved geothermal impact mitigation projects within the District of Puna. MINUTES Approval of Minutes of the November 9, 2012 meeting ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1.Discussion regarding letter dated August 2, 2012 from Council Chairperson Dominic Yagong to Windward Planning Commission Chairperson Zendo Kern requesting information on the process for requesting use of the Geothermal Asset Fund to fund a health study as a community approved mitigation project for the Puna community to address the alleviation or attenuation of direct detrimental effects of geothermal operations permitted under Geothermal Resources Permit No. 2. 2.Discussion regarding letter dated August 8, 2012 from Councilperson Fred Blas to Windward Planning Commission Chairperson Zendo Kern requesting information on procedures for requesting use of the Geothermal Asset Fund to fund a health study for Puna to determine the possible negative impacts of geothermal power producing activities at the Puna Geothermal Venture Plant. 3.Election of Officers for 2013 2