2014-11-20 Leeward Exh B (REZ 14-179)

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Exhibit 2 there is a letter to the applicant, stating that we determine that it is actually in the Medium Density Urban designation, which is the orange. Taking a look at the Kona Community Development Plan Concurrency Map, the property is outside of identified concurrency zones, M here in green and L in red. Also of notes it is outside of the nearest TOD designation, which is here in blue. Again, pardon me, the subject parcel is here outlined in black, and it is also within the designated Kona Urban Area, which is indicated by this red line. Here is an aerial photo of the subject parcel, again, roughly triangular around here, Lako Street running east-west, Kuakini Highway north-south. Access to the parcel is off of Lako Street here as again, being proposed, through the Orchid Isle Auto Center, and it would be accessing kind of the driveway area of the subject parcel that way. Again, here to the north of the subject parcel is that undeveloped Walua Road right-of-way. So the applicant is requesting a change of zone from Agricultural 1-acre to Village Commercial- 10,000 square feet for approximately 1.002 acres of land. If approved, the applicant will utilize the property to develop automobile storage and employee parking to support the existing auto sales business known as Orchid Isle Auto Center situated on the adjoining property to the south. One particular condition to mention, Condition B, would be a requirement that the applicants consolidate TMK No. 7-6-013: 017 and 035 within 180 days from the effective date of the ordinance. Here is the applicant’s site map, again, showing the existing Orchid Isle Auto Center here to the right, the parcel here, Kuakini Highway down below, and then again the Walua Road right-of-way. This is a picture taken from Lako Street, looking makai; on the right hand side here you’ll see one of the entrances to the Orchid Isle Auto Center, and this small paved area here is the entryway to Walua Road. Another kind of closer picture of the Walua Road entryway, you can see it’s overgrown with vegetation. Here is a photo that was taken, basically at the top corner of the parcel, looking down toward Lako Street. On the right hand side of the parcel here we are looking at Kuakini Highway, and you can see there is quite a bit of a drop between the highway and the parcel area. Now this is looking up from the corner of the parcel, kind of a terrace, you can see again there is a topography change. Going up higher you can see off in the distance here the Orchid Isle Auto Center building. And a little bit closer kind of up this berm here would be the Walua Road right-of-way. The Planning Director’s recommendation for this application would be a favorable recommendation to the County Council, with conditions. This is the end of the presentation, and I’m happy to answer any questions that Commission may have. BEAUDET: Any question of staff, Commissioners? UNGER: Can you just go over some of the conditions? KAY: Sure. This will be in your packets, in the draft ordinance. And the conditions of approval are actually on the blue sheets. The first, the major condition here is, again, that those two TMKs will be consolidated within 180 days from the effective date of the ordinance. We also have a condition here requiring the applicant to secure Final Plan Approval for the parking lot from the 2 EXHIBIT B