2016-04-21 Leeward Exh C (SMA 16-063)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 21, 2016 OCEAN VILLAS AT KAHALUU BAY, A regularly advertised hearing on the application of ‘ LLC (SMA 16-063) was called to order at 10:09 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Keith Unger presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith Unger, Scott Church, Collin Kaholo, Barbara Nobriga and Sonny Shimaoka ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Brandi Beaudet ALSO PRESENT: Danny Patel (Counsel for the Commission), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 80 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: OCEAN VILLAS AT KAHALUU BAY, LLC (SMA 16-063) ‘ Request for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to allow for the development of a 306-unit multiple family residential project and its related improvements including, but not limited to, internal utilities and driveways, landscaping, recreational amenities such as swimming pools, and off-site infrastructural improvements such as sewer system improvements within Ali‘i Drive and an emergency access/driveway improvements within the proposed Kahului-Keauhou Parkway right-of-way. The affected properties, consisting of approximately 42.551 acres, is located along the mauka (east) side of Ali‘i Drive and Kahalu‘u Bay, approximately 1,375 feet north of the Ali‘i Drive-Makolea Street intersection in Kahalu‘u, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-8-010:004 and 7-8-014:013. UNGER: Applicant Ocean Villas at Kahalu‘u Bay, LLC, SMA 16-063. The Planning Department has, the first order of business, the Planning Department has received a petition for standing from Paula McMichael, aka Simmy McMichael, which was received April 13, 2016. The first order of business will be to determine the status of the petition, and so first we are going to have staff make a presentation on the project just to familiarize us with the scope and the location of the project, and after that we’ll be calling the petitioner, the applicant and the Planning Director up and we are going to address the petition for standing at that time. Staff? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If, again, if I can direct your attention to our presentation. As mentioned, the applicant is Ocean Villas at Kahalu‘u Bay, LLC, and they are requesting a Special Management Area Use Permit. The area of the subject property is within 1 EXHIBIT C