2014-11-20 Leeward Exh C (SPP 14-169)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 20, 2014 ANEKONA ‘ŌULI KĀNEHOA A regularly advertised hearing on the application of VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. (SPP 14-169) was called to order at 11:35 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, Keith Unger and Thomas Whittemore ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately twelve people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: ANEKONA ‘ŌULI KĀNEHOA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO. (SPP 14-169) Application for a Special Permit to allow the development and operation of a fire vehicle apparatus garage and related improvements on approximately 3.132 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The project site is located adjacent to the east of the ‘Ōuli Self Help Housing Project subdivision and west of the Anekona Estates subdivision in ‘Ōuli, South Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-2-001: 075. BEAUDET: Third application on today’s agenda, Applicant: Anekona ‘Ōuli Kānehoa Volunteer Fire Company, Special Permit 14-169. Application is for a Special Permit to allow the development and operation of a fire vehicle apparatus garage and related improvements on approximately 3.132 acres. Staff, could you please proceed with presentation? KAY: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just, before I get started, you should have received a week or two ago a petition for a contested case standing on this application; we, as of last night that petition was withdrawn, so you should have that in your file today, email of 8:08 p.m. last night from Andrew Frogley. All right. Thank you. The applicant is Anekona ‘Ōuli Kānehoa Volunteer Fire Company. This is a nonprofit organization that was formed to support the 9 Bravo Volunteer Fire Company, which was formed in 2007 and has 14 volunteers currently. The applicant is leasing this particular parcel from the landowner, Hale Wailani Partners. So what we have here is the subject parcel outlined in red, and it is in the South Kohala District of the island. And more specifically, it’s located in the ‘Ōuli Subdivision, roughly seven miles west of Waimea and adjacent to the Anekona Estates Subdivision here to the east. Just for reference we’ve got Kawaihae Road running east to west here toward the top of the image. The different colors here indicate different zoning. For the ‘Ōuli Subdivision it’s all Agricultural 1 EXHIBIT C