2016-04-07 Hearing Transcript - David & Charlene Ewing REZ 16-202

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The subject area actually consists of two properties that are side-by-side. They are outlined in red. And, again, you can see Pahoa Village Road on the bottom portion of the property. The property is currently zoned Single -Family Residential – 10,000 square feet which is shown in the yellow color, but there are several properties nearby that are zoned Village Commercial –10,000 square feet. Those are shown in the pink color. The General Plan Designation for the Pahoa Village area is Medium Density Urban which supports commercial zoning as well as Medium Density residential zoning. This is a map of the Puna CDP showing Pahoa Village and, again, you have the Bypass on the top of the slide and then Pahoa Village Road running through the middle of the slide here. The subject property is right about in this location here where the red dot is, so you can see, it's right in the center of Pahoa Village. This is an aerial photo of the Village. This—this property here is what was known as the former Pahoa Cash & Carry. It's now the Napa Auto Parts Building. And then, this building here is the Island Naturals Store, and then you have the pool, the Pahoa Pool is just off of the slide to the south here. So, you can see the subject properties are right in the middle of the Village. There's an existing dwelling on one of the properties. The Applicant is requesting to change the zoning from Single -Family Residential to Village Commercial –10,000 square feet, and currently, the Applicants own a coffee shop in Downtown Pahoa. It's a small store, and they have very limited parking, and so, they are wanting to develop the subject properties to relocate their coffee shop. They're proposing a 2,400 -square foot commercial building which will consist of the coffee shop, as well as space for retail businesses to lease. This is their proposed site plan. Pahoa Village Road is on the bottom of the slide, and then you have a driveway access to the parking area, and the structures, the proposed structures for the coffee shop and retail businesses are shown in the back. At this time, the Applicant intends to keep the existing dwelling on the property as a dwelling. This is a view of Pahoa Village Road. The current dwelling is located here, and then the vacant property next door is also part of the request. You can see Pahoa Village Road has a very narrow right-of-way. This is the subject property with the dwelling again, and then the vacant property in the foreground. You can see the Island Naturals Store on the back right side of the slide. And, this is the existing driveway to the house. The Applicant would be keeping this driveway as well as constructing a new driveway generally in this area here. The Planning Director is recommending that the Commission send a forward—forward a favorable recommendation on the Change of Zone request to the County Council. And, that concludes my presentation. Are there any questions? 2 EXHIBIT C