2013-12-05 Windward Transcript - Jordan

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Zooming in more closely, you can see the subject property once again here outlined in black along the east side of Laukapu Street, Single Family Residential zoning indicated by yellow surrounding the subject property, as well as you can see Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial zonings in the immediate vicinity indicated by the pink color, General Commercial by this darker red color, and Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use indicated by the blue color. The remaining gray colors are Limited Industrial Zoning designation. So you can see the pattern of land use in the area where lands once zoned Single Family Residential has been transitioning over the years into Industrial or Commercial type of zoning designations. And for a real good point of reference, this dark red color here which is General Commercial is the Big Island Candies complex. Kanoelehua Avenue in this vicinity here is the road that will take you directly into the airport. This is the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map which designates the property for Medium Density Urban type of uses, which is consistent with the Neighborhood Commercial zoning that the applicant is requesting for. As you can see also the red color here is the High Density Urban designation that accommodates the Big Island Candies commercial complex. And gray represents Industrial zoned lands, that also includes and encumbers the Hilo International Airport. This is an aerial photo of the affected area. Again, where my laser pointer is showing is where the subject property is situated. And you can see the state of developments on surrounding properties which at this current point in time is predominantly Single Family Residential uses. The applicant is requesting a change of zone from Single Family Residential-10,000 square feet to Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet for approximately 11,771 square feet of land. The applicant currently operates a real estate and property management firm in Hilo and purchased the subject property in a commercial/residential setting to establish her operation in order to improve her customer service. This is a site plan of the subject property. As you can see, I’m sorry, my laser pointer is not really showing up well. But you can see it outlined here in black. Adjacent to the property and behind it is a flag lot, as you can see. And as you’ll also note the subject property is currently improved with an existing single family dwelling that’s approximately 80 years in age. Looking directly at the property and off to the right, you can see that flag pole that I had mentioned that goes to a lot in the back of this home. The property itself which has the 80-year old structure has a separate designated access to Laukapu Street; and you can see that off to your left. And you do have an established parking area in that particular location. Out here is looking north along Laukapu Street with the property off to your right. And you can see the access point over here in this particular location to the gated entry way into the parking area. And this is looking south along Laukapu Street with the property off to your left and, again, looking at the driveway entrance into the parking area. The Planning Director is recommending a favorable consideration of this change of zone request subject to conditions of approval. We have received a letter from Lillian Takemura this morning, copies of which I believe have been distributed to all of you. So with that, that concludes my presentation, and I stand ready to answer any questions that you may have. 2 EXHIBIT A