2015-08-20 Leeward Exh A (REZ 04-022)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 20, 2015 KUKUI DEVELOPMENT, LLC (REZ A regularly advertised hearing on the application of 04-022) was called to order at 9:33 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Brandi Beaudet presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Collin Kaholo, Barbara Nobriga, Sonny Shimaoka, Keith Unger and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Scott Church ALSO PRESENT: Danny Patel (Counsel for the Commission), Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately ten people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: KUKUI DEVELOPMENT, LLC (REZ 04-022) Request for a 5-year time extension to comply with Condition C (complete construction of 92-unit Hale Nanea Condominium) of Ordinance No. 05-74, which rezoned approximately 6.27 acres of land from a Resort-Hotel-1,250 square foot per unit (V-1.25) and an Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) zoning districts to a Multiple Family Residential–2,500 square foot per unit (RM-2.5) zoning district. The property is located along the south side of Hualālai Road, approximately 1,100 feet thst mauka from the Hualālai Road-Kuakini Highway intersection, Hienaloli 6 and ‘Auhaukea‘ē 1, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-5-009:067. BEAUDET: Today’s first agenda item is Applicant, Kukui Development, LLC, Rezoning 04-022. Staff, presentation? KAY: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, Members of the Commission. So the first application today is for Kukui Development, LLC, and they are coming in for an amendment to Condition C, time to complete construction for Change of Zone Ordinance No. 05 74. Just to orient you to the site, the subject parcel outlined here in yellow is located in the North Kona District of Hawai‘i Island, and is approximately 1,100 feet mauka of the intersection of Kuakini Highway, which runs generally north-south through the slide, and Hualālai Road, which runs generally east-west. The zoning for the subject parcel is Multiple Family Residential-2,500 square foot per unit. Surrounding zoning in the area includes property to the east zoned Single Family Residential-10,000 square feet; further to the east is the Aloha Kona Subdivision, and it’s this area that’s in Ag-5, these are residential units here; to the southeast we have again some more Multiple Family Residential; to the immediate south Agricultural-1 acre; and further south again Multiple Family Residential zoning; to the west we’ve got some Resort Hotel zoning; and to the immediate 1 EXHIBIT A