2013-05-16 Leeward Exh A - Cox and Corbitt

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 16, 2013 DAVID COX AND MICHAEL CORBITT A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SPP 13-148) was called to order at 9:41 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Wayne Iokepa and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Richard Nelson, III ALSO PRESENT: BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Planner), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner), Terry Dunlap (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 14 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANTS: DAVID COX AND MICHAEL CORBITT (SPP 13-148) Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a four (4) unit bed and breakfast operation within an existing 6-bedroom single family residence, situated on approximately 8.49 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along Telephone Exchange Road, approximately 1,200 feet mauka (east) of its intersection with the Hawaii Belt Road in Hōnaunau, South Kona, Tax Map Key: 8-4-005:033. GIFFIN: Agenda Item No. 1, the applicants are David Cox and Michael Corbitt. They have submitted an application for a special permit to allow a four-bedroom unit bed and breakfast operation within an existing six-bedroom single family residence, situated on approximately 8.49 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along Telephone Exchange Road, approximately 1,200 feet mauka of its intersection with the Hawai‘i Belt Road in Hōnaunau, South Kona. And as I said earlier, they are requesting a special permit to allow a four-bedroom unit bed and breakfast operation within an existing six-bedroom single family residential complex. Terry? DUNLAP: Good morning. I hope everybody can see the screen; it’s a little bright. But, anyway, so the Kane Plantation, this is a special permit application, as was mentioned, for a new bed and breakfast. The map shows the roadway coming up from the City of Refuge, and the site – let’s see, it’s a little dim – but the site is right here, and this winding road that you see here is Telephone Exchange Road that actually passes through the subject property. This aerial view shows the site, and again this is Telephone Exchange Road passing through the property, and this is the residence itself that will be requested to be put in to a bed and breakfast. The applicants are requesting a special permit to allow the establishment of a four-bedroom bed and breakfast operation, and they are going to name this the Kane Plantation in honor of the late artist and historian, Herb Kane. It will have four guestrooms, or units, and will accommodate a 1 EXHIBIT A