2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - LK&RR Enterprises, LLC REZ 14-174

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This is a closer view of the area. More specifically, we’re looking on Hīnano Street, and near the intersection of Hīnano and Hualani Street. The subject property is shaded with a black outline, and again for reference, the colors represent County zoning. You can see the majority of the area is Single-Family Residential, but you can also see that the area is in transition to commercial uses in the left side of the map in the middle and to your right side, it’s in transition to Industrial type uses. This is an aerial photo. For reference, we have Hīnano Street running in a north-south direction, Hualani Street running in an east-west direction, and the subject property identified with a red outline. You’ll be familiar with Big Island Candies which is this general area off Kekūanāo‘a. And we also have the new complex that borders Manono Street and Hīnano Street that has restaurants. You might be familiar with the Hawaiian Style Café, sorry about that [whispered], and Miyo’s. The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential – 10,000 square feet or RS-10 to Neighborhood Commercial – 10,000 square feet, CN-10, for approximately 22,500 square feet of land. This is in order to convert an existing steel-framed single-family dwelling currently under construction into an office and retail complex. The applicant is currently constructing a 7,000 square foot steel frame single-family residential structure, which consists of two 3,000 square foot garages and a thousand square foot area of living space. The applicant is proposing to convert the garage portions of the structure into a few bays and rent them for commercial retail/office space. The 1,000 square foot single-family living area would either be retained for residential use or possibly used as an office. This is the applicant’s site plan that was submitted with the application. For reference, on the left side of the map is Hīnano Street. Access to the property is from Hīnano Street. This is the proposed commercial office retail center that’s currently in construction as a single-family residential dwelling as well as the proposed parking area. We do have some site photos. This is looking south on Hīnano Street with the subject property on your left as well as the structure. This is on Hīnano Street looking north with the subject property on the right side of the map. This is looking directly at this. Again, you have the area that will be used for parking and the structure that would be converted to commercial retail office space. This is a side view, just so that you can see the side yard setback there. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation to the Hawai‘i County Council. This particular area of Hilo, the Waiākea Houselots is in transition from residential to commercial uses. With that, that concludes our presentation. I do have two items to bring to your attention. We’ve received a letter from Arlene Kimata as well as some photos, and those have been distributed to the Planning Commission. Are there any questions? Thank you. 2 EXHIBIT A