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<br />This is a site plan submitted by the applicant, which is within the application. The applicant has <br />also brought a representation that they will refer to you that’s in color, that they can refer when <br />they come up. Before I go into the site photos, I want to just briefly touch about how this is <br />actually allowed. In most of the Change of Zones that occur before the Planning Commission <br />and the County Council, there’s a requirement within a new section of the Zoning Code called <br />concurrency requirements. This is under Section 25-2-65 of the, of the Zoning Code. In—when <br />the Council created this section within the Code, they saw the problems in certain areas on the <br />Island where there wasn’t adequate water being supplied to the Department of Water Supply, so <br />they created an allowance under this Code, and I’m just going to read it to you briefly. It’s in <br />subsection n. It says to facilitate the development of Village Centers in Rural areas that are not <br />currently served by a public water system, the Council may waive the water supply requirements <br />for zoning amendments for commercial or light industrial uses in areas that do not currently have <br />a public water system and where the Department of Water Supply has no plans to build a public <br />water system, and which are number one, designated as an urban and rural center or industrial <br />area on Table 14.5 of the General Plan, which this area is, and designated for Urban use on the <br />Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map of the General Plan, which previously mentioned, that <br />this has been interpreted in the Urban Expansion area. Provided that conditions of zoning shall <br />require water supply consistent with public health and safety needs such as sanitation and fire <br />fighting. And so that has been placed as a condition within our permit. So, as mentioned <br />previously, we have had one Change of Zone request that came in, in 2011 that was approved— <br />thank you—to Light Industrial uses. This would be our second Change of Zone in this particular <br />area. Before this, all these different uses that you see in Ocean View and Ranchos were <br />approved through Special Permits, even the shopping centers that you see in that area. So, that’s <br />how this is able to go forward. <br /> <br />These are site photos. This is on the Hawai‘i Belt Road. This is looking towards the south, <br />subject property is on your left side, entrance is on your left side to Lehua Lane. This is looking <br />towards Kona. The subject property is on your right side. This is on Hawai‘i Belt Road looking <br />mauka. This is the entrance to Lehua Lane, so you can see that it is paved and has a width. <br />There also is the area that has been set aside for spigots and stand pipes to allow trucks to come <br />in to fill up water to supply to the area. This is a photo of the property from Lehua Lane looking <br />makai. <br /> <br />The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission send a favorable <br />recommendation to the Hawai‘i County Council for the State Land Use Boundary Amendment <br />and the Change of Zone requests. Before I conclude, we did receive two correspondence since <br />rd <br />the application was submitted to the Planning Commission. One is dated June 3, which both of <br />these are emails, this is from Puamana Miyasato, and we also received another email dated <br />rd <br />June 3 from John Cornerford [sic—Comerford]. With that, that concludes our presentation. <br />Thank you. <br /> <br />MIYASATO: Thank you, Jeff. <br /> <br />3 <br />EXHIBIT D <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />