2015-05-21 Leeward Exh A (Amend SPP 538)

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represents Agriculture. This is our General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map; it identifies the subject property within the Urban Expansion Area. And this is an aerial photo. Again, for reference, we have Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway with Waikoloa Road. The entrance to the subject property is just mauka of the intersection. Just so you are familiar with this area, this is the area that they park the helicopters on as you are passing through this intersection area. The applicant is requesting an amendment to Condition 4 of Special Permit No. 538, which limits the life of the permit until June 30, 2015. The applicant is requesting to extend the life of the Special Permit for a period of ten years until June 30, 2025. WDC Properties, LLC is the fee owner of the subject property, which consists of 13.007 acres. This is some background on Special Permit No. 538. On April 14, 1987, the Planning Commission approved a requested amendment to Special Permit 538 to allow the establishment of a heliport in addition to the already approved airstrip landing facilities. On May 24, 1990, the Planning Commission approved the applicant’s request to extend the life of Special Permit No. 538 to June 30, 1995. As part of the Commission’s approval, the permit was amended to limit the use of the approved facilities as a heliport, as well as adding new and revised conditions of approval, which are similar to the current conditions we have today. Since 1990, the Planning Commission has approved several amendment requests to extend the life of the permit. The reason for the continual request for time extensions on the life of the permit versus granting a permanent life on this is because of the fact that the Commission is requesting the ability to look at this every ten years in light of the possibility of expanded uses in this particular area. There are a number of projects that could be built in this particular area, and the heliport could have negative impacts to these particular projects; so they want to be able to have this applicant come back every ten years or so to just look at the landscape and see if everything is still working properly or they have to amend it to be able to take in the consideration those new uses that are being built in the area. These are some site photos. This is from Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, looking mauka; you’ll notice the helicopter parking area just from the highway. This is on Waikoloa Road, looking at the facility; there is an actual structure that’s on the property, as well as the parking for the helicopters and parking for the patrons. This is Waikoloa Road, looking mauka; you have the entrance to the right. And this is looking makai; the entrance is just, I’m standing actually at the entrance, this is the intersection area at this point. The Planning Director is recommending approval of this amendment request. That concludes our presentation. I am ready to answer any questions, if anyone has any. Thank you. BEAUDET: Commissioners, any questions of staff? CHURCH: I have a question. I noticed that in the June 22, 1995, amendment, Condition No. 10 required an annual monitoring report, and I wondered if those were regularly submitted and if there is anything noteworthy to share with us regarding those reports. 2 EXHIBIT A