2014-09-18 Leeward Exh A (SMA 14-057)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 ONE PUAKŌ BAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SMA 14-057) was called to order at 9:35 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Brandi Beaudet presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Collin Kaholo, Thomas Hickcox, Barbara Nobriga and Keith Unger ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Thomas Whittemore ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately ten people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: ONE PUAKŌ BAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. (SMA 14-057) Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow for the development of a 7-lot single family residential subdivision and related improvements on approximately 6.92-acres of land situated within the SMA and located on the makai side of Puakō Beach Drive, adjacent to and west (Kona side) of the Puakō Boat Ramp in Lalamilo, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-9-002: 001, 002 & 030. BEAUDET: The first item on today’s agenda is, “Applicant: One Puakō Bay Associates, LLC., SMA 14-057, application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow for the development of a seven-lot single family residential subdivision and related improvements.” Jeff? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. I’d like to welcome our newest member, Commissioner Unger. Welcome. Thank you for taking the time to volunteer with us. For our first application we are looking at a Special Management Area Use Permit request. The applicant is One Puakō Bay Associates, LLC. The area of this subject application is within the South Kohala District. More specifically, we are looking in the Puakō area. Just for reference, running through the middle of the map in a north-south direction, we have Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. You would access the subject property from Puakō Drive. And the subject property is identified with a black outline, which is a little difficult to see, but you can see it there. The different colors on the map represent zoning in the area. Just for reference, the yellow is Single-Family Residential, the purple is Resort zoning, and the light green represents Agricultural zoning. This is a closer view; again, for reference we have Puakō Beach Drive running in an east-west direction, the subject properties are identified with a black outline. We also have the Puakō boat ramp that’s just to the east of the subject properties that provide mauka-makai access to 1 EXHIBIT A