2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - Glover SPP 14-162

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see the property on the slide outlined in black in this general area here. So, we have the Hilo Airport to the north. This is Railroad Avenue on the left side of the slide. And then the Hilo Transfer Station is somewhere just right around this area here. The subject property is zoned Agricultural – 5 acres which is shown in the light green color. Properties to the south are zoned Agricultural – 20 acres. That’s shown in the dark green. And to the north is the Hilo Airport zoned Limited Industrial. The State Land Use Designation for the property is Agricultural as well as most of the properties surrounding the site, except for, of course the Hilo Airport which is zoned, which is designated Urban. And, the lands over near the Hilo Transfer Station are also designated Urban. The General Plan Designation for the property is both Important Agricultural land which is shown in the light green color and Industrial, which is shown in the gray. And, the Applicant is requesting to allow establishment of a new quarry site on approximately 85 acres of a 140-acre property that is situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The material to be quarried is aggregate and rock for commercial applications and consists largely of basaltic blue rock with very little cinder. The material will be removed and either processed on site or transported to Glover’s Hilo operations site on Leilani Street. And just to give you some background of this property, because this Commission recently saw a Special Permit application in this area I think last year, so I know you’re all familiar with it. It is a 140-acre property that’s owned by Kamehameha Schools. Currently, Glover holds licenses. They hold two licenses to quarry the entire property from Kamehameha Schools. These licenses expire on May 31, 2027, but there is an option for a 10-year extension for a portion of the property. There are four valid Special Permits that have been issued by the Planning Commission previously. These are for quarrying operations, and the combined land area covered by these permits is 55 acres. So the Applicant is now requesting to come in to permit the remaining portion of the 140-acre property, and that remaining portion is approximately 85 acres. And that 85 acres is not covered by any Special Permit. This is a site plan that the Applicant provided. You can see the property outlined in red, although it’s kind of light. The four valid Special Permits are shown in dark blue, and then any area that’s not outlined in dark blue is the remaining 85 acres. This is an aerial photo of the property. Again, the property is outlined in red. You can see the Hilo Airport to the north. The access road into the quarry site is off of Leilani Street, which extends out in this direction over State land. The applicant has the access rights over that, that property. And then, they enter the quarry at this site. You can see two of the areas that have active Special Permits on it have been extensively quarried so far, but there is quite a bit of land remaining to be quarried. This is a view of the southeast portion of the property. This is former Special Permit 936. This was a permit that was issued to Yamada & Sons quite a while ago, and the permit had a condition that said that the, the validity of the permit would run with the lease with Kamehameha 2 EXHIBIT B