2015-01-15 Leeward Exh A (REZ 14-181)

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This is an aerial photo. Again, the subject property is identified with a red outline. Access will be from Spencer Road. The current property access is from – I’ve got to remember what road that is – Hoku‘ula Road. And so the new property will be accessing from a different location. The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural-1 acre to Single Family Residential-20,000 square feet for a 35,414-square foot portion of a 2.358-acre parcel. The applicant is requesting the Change of Zone in order to create a two-lot subdivision, with one 1.546-acre lot and one 35,414-square foot lot, or 0.8 acre. The larger lot will retain its Agricultural-1 zoning, and the smaller lot will be rezoned to Single Family Residential-20,000 square feet and will be given to the applicant’s daughter to build a residence. Just to give you an idea of the reason why the applicant didn’t go forward and just subdivide with the current zoning, because they do have enough room and enough land area to be able to do that; being zoned Ag-1 acre, they could have created two lots. The problem is is that to be able to get a full acre in this area, there would have been having to be a configuration around the existing residence. So rather than do that, they decided that this would be a better option. And again, this kind of shows what the proposed layout will be, again, access from Spencer Road, and the current dwelling, and then the proposed dwelling on the new property. These are some site photos that were taken of the area. This is looking at the proposed newly created lot area; the existing residence is in behind the trees back here. This is from the main lot area, looking out of the flag pole, or the pole, towards Spencer Road. And again, this is a similar photo. And this is Spencer Road, with access on the left of the map. And this is Spencer Road, with access on the right of the map. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation to the Hawai‘i County Council for this Change of Zone request. I do have just one item I’d like to bring to your attention. After the recommendation and conditions were sent to the applicant, it was, we came across similar situations where because of the fact that the original zoning allowed for two new lots to be created, if it remained as it is, that it was, in the past we haven’t put on the condition of fair share for the newly created lot because the applicant currently had the ability to have two lots from their existing zoning. So in this situation we felt it would be fair to also do that same type of allowance, and, therefore, we are asking that the fair share condition, which is Condition I, be deleted from the conditions. With that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. BEAUDET: Thank you, Jeff. Commissioners, any comments or questions of staff before we proceed with the applicant? Okay, with that, would the applicant and/or its representatives please come forward. And if you could all raise your right hand, I’d like to swear you in. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? APPLICANTS: Yes. BEAUDET: Thank you. Starting with Bill, if you could introduce yourself and speak into the mike just for recording. 2 EXHIBIT A