2015-09-17 Leeward Exh B (SMA 15-060)

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BEAUDET: Okay, so it has been moved by Commissioner Shimaoka for Commissioner Unger to sit as Acting Chair for the remainder of the day. May I ask for a second? KAHOLO: Second. BEAUDET: All those in favor? COMMISSIONERS: Aye \[unanimous\]. BEAUDET: Mahalo. UNGER: Thank you, Commissioner Beaudet. Aloha, my name is Keith Unger, withstanding in today as the, to facilitate this meeting. Jeff, are you going to start with the presentation? DARROW: Sure. Aloha, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission, and also aloha to our welcome guests this morning. If I can direct you to our presentation this morning, before we begin, I want to let you know that we have received a number of letters and correspondence, and those have been handed out to the Planning Commission. This happened since we submitted the background report to you. I want to apologize in advance for a more lengthy presentation than normal, so if you can bear with me on that. Our applicant, as mentioned, is Kamehameha Schools Land Assets Division - West Hawai‘i. They are requesting a Special Management Area Use Permit this morning. The location of the project site is within the North Kona District of Hawai‘i. More specifically, we are looking in the area, the Ahupua‘a of Kahalu‘u. The project site is represented with the black outline. There are four parcels that are part of this project site. For reference running through the middle of the map we have Ali‘i Drive as well as the proposed Ali‘i Highway. Ali‘i Drive continues along the ocean. On the upper portion of the map we have Kuakini Highway as well as Kamehameha III Road. As we zoom in, this is the County zoning map. The different colors on the map represent our County zoning. The subject parcel, or parcels, are represented with the black outlines; they are zoned Resort-Hotel-.75. The different colors around the project site represent Multiple-Family zoning, as well as the green, which is Open zoning. The State Land Use for the project site, as well as the surrounding area, is Urban represented by red, as well as this is located – sorry about that – within the Special Management Area, which is the crosshatched area, which includes the project site as well as the surrounding areas. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates this property within the Resort Node, which is the pink area, as well as Open zoning, which is normal for along the ocean. The yellow represents Low Density Urban and the orange areas represent Medium Density Urban. This is the project vicinity map that was part of the application. I apologize for the darkness of the map. But just for reference on the north side of the project site is Kahalu‘u Bay, on the south side of the project is the Keauhou Kona Surf and Racquet Club, and then the project site is represented in the middle of the map. You’ll notice that there are several heiau on the property, as well as the Keauhou Beach Resort and the former location of the Kona Lagoon. The Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort 2 EXHIBIT B