2014-10-02 Hearing Transcript-Ronald Quade SPP 14-168

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This is a location map showing the zoning. The property is zoned Agricultural – 1 acre which is shown in the dark green. These strips along the highway are forest reserve areas. They are owned by the State of Hawai‛i and are meant to be forested properties to create a corridor along the highway to visually screen motorists from other land uses to the makai and mauka areas. This—this subdivision over here is called the Orchid Isle Subdivision, Orchid Isle Estates. It’s comprised of about 800 lots, and again, you can see the State Land Use area, State Land Use District for the area is Agriculture, which is shown in the light green, and then you have the Conservation strips along the highway. The General Plan designation for the property is Rural. This allows for residential, rural residential, as well as convenience commercial uses. And the property is located, as I said, about six miles from Volcano Village, and four miles from Mountain View. The Puna CDP as you know seeks to direct development to village centers rather than promoting scattered development throughout the district. There is also a proposed future neighborhood village center right near the general location of the property for Glenwood. That exact location for that neighborhood center hasn’t been established, but the intent is to allow convenience type commercial uses in that area as well once it’s established. So, the Applicant is proposing to establish a dental clinic and accessory uses on approximately one acre of land. He is--he intends to convert an existing 4-bedroom dwelling, which is about 1,100 square feet in size, to accommodate the dental clinic. There will be two operatories, a business office, a dental lab, a sterilizing room and an autoclaving and set-up area for the trays. He’s also providing a lunchroom for staff, which will consist of three employees. The clinic is initially going to operate two days a week from 8 to 5, and then he’d like to work up to five days a week in about 2 to 4 years. He anticipates approximately 8 to 10 clients per day will be cared for at the dental clinic, and he’s going to provide unpaved parking on the property. This is a plot plan showing the property. You can see Volcano Highway on the bottom of the slide. He does have Department of Transportation permitted access in this area here, and then you can see the existing single family dwelling in this location. This is a closer-up view of the Applicant’s site plan. Again, Volcano Highway on the bottom of the slide. The doctor’s proposing a 24-foot wide ingress and egress for two-way travel. And then a patient parking area along the east side of the property. You can see the dental clinic and staff parking in the back. And then this is a proposed floor plan. These are stairs up to the entrance. There’s a covered entry porch, and then a business reception area and then the two operatories on the east side of the house. There’s also an office, and then storage, kitchen, staff room, as well as the sterilizing and lab area in the back. This is a picture showing the existing dwelling. You can see the entry way here. The proposed parking area would be over on this side in this general location. And then you can see the existing driveway right about here. 2 EXHIBIT B