2015-09-17 Leeward Exh A (REZ 15-192)

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UNGER: I had a quick question just to be clear on what we are going to be deciding on. If this application does get approved, technically the applicant could subdivide it into five one-acre parcels, is that correct? JACKSON: That’s correct. UNGER: And they represent that they only want to do the three parcels. JACKSON: That’s correct. UNGER: Okay. BEAUDET: Thank you. Will the applicant and its representatives please come forward? Good morning. If each of you could please raise your right hand. Do you now swear and affirm to tell the truth now before the Leeward Planning Commission? APPLICANTS: I do. BEAUDET: Thank you. Please introduce yourselves, speak into the mike, name and address is fine. RITCHIE: I’m Brett Ritchie. FUKE: Good morning, Mr. Chairman. My name is Sidney Fuke. I’m the planning consultant. I’m here assisting the applicant on this matter. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of the applicant’s brother, Ian, as well as their mother. And as the staff had pointed out, essentially this is a family type of subdivision. They have had a chance to review the staff’s background report and the proposed recommendation. The background report is, you know, as always on point. Relative to the recommendations, you know, we had some concerns regarding certain conditions, and we’d like to, you know, during the course of the presentation discuss some of these concerns. But I’d like to also acknowledge that, you know, I had subsequent discussions with the staff and I think that pretty much we have reached the consensus in terms of how the conditions could be modified to our mutual satisfaction. Before going on further, however, I’d like to kind of make some general comments. One is that, you know, you may hear comments relating to questions regarding the ownership of the property, and we had already provided, and it’s included in the Planning Department’s Exhibit, I think it’s Exhibit No. 3, we had provided the staff and the Commission with a warranty deed, which clearly shows that the applicant’s parents do own the property. And also, it’s also reflected in the real property tax report. So if there are any questions along the way, we would appreciate that maybe your counsel or the Planning Director to advise the Commission that this is really like, would not be the appropriate forum to discuss land ownership, and just looking at it purely from a land use and planning perspective whether the requested rezoning is or is not appropriate. The other, you know, the other general comment I would like to make is that, you know, the overall cost of fees, you know, just associated with developing properties, and if you look at the proposed, you know, it’s not to say that the staff is objecting to any of those proposed fees, but I was just kind 3 EXHIBIT A