2015-02-19 Leeward Exh B (SPP 14-171)

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This is an aerial photograph of the subject parcel; again, Kuakini Highway running north-south, and the turnoff to East Honalo Road, the road is here, kind of shown in a white line. Here is Higashihara Park, the Kona Chinese Cemetery, and then the subject parcel kind of between the two. The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to develop an approximately 1,701-square foot, single-story church and an approximately 612-square foot meeting room and administrative office, which will be connected by a six-foot wide breezeway. The applicant also plans to develop an interior 24-foot wide asphalt paved driveway with vehicular turnaround leading to a paved, on-site asphalt parking area to accommodate up to 29 vehicles and ADA accessible stalls. Finally, the applicant plans to develop a new private cemetery pursuant to Chapter 6, Article 1 of Hawai‘i County Code, which requires County Council approval. There are approximately a dozen current congregants, with expected to increase to approximately 30 by the end of the year and within ten years to grow to about 200 congregants. According to the application, church services will be held on Sundays between 9:00 and 1:00 p.m. Administrative operations and functions will be conducted on Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday between 8:00 and 4:30 p.m., with occasional church related social or spiritual gatherings, fellowship functions, meetings and special events, not to exceed 10:00 p.m. may be held throughout the week. Taking a quick look at the applicant’s site plan, again for orientation this is East Honalo Road, this is the driveway that will go down to the parking area, the church showing here and the administrative office showing behind it. Here are some elevations for the chapel and the administrative building, and also kind of a floor plan showing the chapel here with entryway, pews and the seating area in the back, and then the administrative office building behind. And you’ll see outside front and rear elevations again showing the chapel and the administrative office. Here is a photograph we took of the access from Kuakini Highway, turning onto East Honalo Road, with the subject parcel toward the back here. In fact, East Honalo Road dead-ends in front of the subject parcel. A little closer view here showing the entrance, the park is here on the left and the subject parcel is here toward the back. Difficult to see because of the scrub, but this is the approximate location of the driveway off of East Honalo Road. And this photograph was taken from the parking area of, one of the parking areas of the park, which shows kind of an approximate location of the church. The parcel actually slopes down from East Honalo Road coming down and kind of flattens out toward the back of the parcel. And if we look back at the site map, that’s showing where the church is set to be built. The Planning Director’s recommendation is approval of the Special Permit with conditions. With that, I’m happy to answer any questions the Commission may have. BEAUDET: Commissioners, any questions or comments for staff? COMMAND: Mr. Chairman? BEAUDET: Yes, sir. COMMAND: I’d like to ask a question of the staff. The property next door, Chinese Cemetery, it’s just a name only, right? The Chinese Cemetery is up on the top there. There is no real cemetery there, right? I’m just curious because it says Chinese Cemetery. 2 EXHIBIT B