2015-08-06 Hearing Transcript - BWA LLC SPP 04-005

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Māmalahoa Highway. Access is provided through Leopolino Road as well as to the parking area off Old Māmalahoa Highway. The proposed area for the visitor’s center is in this general location, and you can see the identified parking area. The original proposal for the visitor’s center was a 2-story, 7,000-square foot property, as well as a 20,000-square foot parking area. These are some site photos. This is on Hawaiʽi Belt Road looking north with Leopolino Road on the left which would provide access. This is on Hawaiʽi Belt Road looking south with Leopolino Road on the right side of the map. You can see that there’s a large berm that adjoins the property there. This is from Hawaiʽi Belt Road looking up Leopolino Road, mauka, with the subject property on the right. This is on Leopolino Road, for the first access from Leopolino Road. And, this is Old Māmalahoa Highway at the intersection of Leopolino Road, and we’ll go a little further down. This will be where the entrance to the parking area will, is, as well as the visitor’s center office. And, lastly, this is a picture of the parking area as well as the current visitor check-in center. The Planning Director is recommending the Planning Commission approve these amendment requests with conditions. If I might bring to your attention some late submittals that have come in. We have received a support letter which was, is dated July 27, 2015. This is from Percy Neel and Joan Neel. This morning, we have received a handout with pictures that was passed out to the Planning Commission, and that is from the Applicant’s representative. And then, lastly, the Planning Department received correspondence from the Department of Transportation regarding the issue of signage. In the Department of Transportation’s comment letter, they were concerned about the signage that was visible from the State Highway. In reviewing the section that they had quoted even further, we were able to get an agreement from DOT that the private signs are covered under one of their exemptions. And, so, we also received information that these signs have been permitted through the County, so what we’re gonna do in response is that, is request that Condition No. 7 be deleted in its entirety which was in response to the original DOT comment letter. And, so, if we could request that Condition 7 be removed, and that all the remaining conditions be renumbered. With that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for staff? I have a quick question. You know, this being an amendment, is it required to put that sign by your property that, for application and notify your neighbors? DARROW: Yes. 3 EXHIBIT B