2014-12-04 Hearing Transcript-Steve Shropshire SMA 14-058

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acre for each of these lots. There’s quite a bit of RA zoning in this particular area which is unique to our Island. This is one of the zonings that we have the least of on the Island. This is the State Land Use Boundary Map, and again for reference, the colors. The green represents Agriculture. The blue represents Conservation which is mainly the stream coming down from the mountain. And the yellow represents Rural, and it’s—it works in conjunction with the County zoning of RA. This is the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map and again for reference, the lighter green is Important Ag lands. The yellow represents Low Density Urban which is mainly for Single Family Residential uses. And the orange represents Rural which again, it’s coinciding with the State Land Use and the County zoning. And, this is the whole reason why we’re here today is that the application is located within the Special Management Area which is a area along the coastline that has special controls on it and requires an additional step before development. Had this application been across the street, this application would not have been necessary. The Applicant is requesting a Special Management Area Use Permit to allow the consolidation of four lots and the resubdivision into ten lots, and the road lot plus related improvements on 9.789 acres of land within the Special Management Area. The subdivision will consist of lots averaging approximately a half an acre in size. The proposed cost of the subdivision improvements which includes roadway improvements, infrastructure, and site development is estimated to be approximately $212,000. This is an aerial photo. Just for reference, this is basically the area that we’re looking at. Again, we have the Hawai‛i Belt Road running through the middle of the map. There has been construction in the area of single family dwellings. There are several dwellings and older structures on the property that have been recently renovated. This is the current layout of the properties, so you’ll see that there are five lots that we’re looking at. This is Lot 5, one-two- three-four and five. The Applicant is consolidating one, three, four and five, so he’s taking four lots and out of the four creating ten new lots. So a majority of these lots are going--the new lots will be on the larger parcel that is currently unsubdivided. This is what the layout looks out—looks like, proposed layout. So, again, the majority of the new lots will be on the larger property that’s along the cliff. And this is a proposed layout. There may be some adjustments as they, in the future. Because of the fact that the area is a, is located along a steep cliff, we had asked the Applicant to submit a topographical map which they have submitted. I apologize. This—some of the darker colors did not come out, but where you see these, these lines in this particular area, this is showing a steep grade, and this is where you see the, the actual cliff. There are certain areas that are flatter along the property, but overall, there are some concerns regarding elevations. 2 EXHIBIT A