2016-04-21 Leeward Exh D (Amend REZ 1020)

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The State Land Use Boundary designation for the area is Urban. The LUPAG designation for the area, the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designation of the area, is Medium Density Urban. And the Kona CDP has designated the subject parcel, again here in red, within the Kona Urban Area as indicated by the red line and also within the Kailua Village Redevelopment Transit Oriented Development Area as indicated by the pink circle. It’s also in the Kailua Village Special Design District. Here is an aerial photograph of the subject parcel. Again, for your reference Kuakini Highway running here generally north-south, Kalani Street generally east-west, and again Kalawa Street. We’ve got the McDonald’s here makai of the parcel. The subject parcel is currently vacant. And again, just to give you an idea, these are the two apartment buildings that are also owned by the applicant. The applicant is requesting an amendment to Condition C of Change of Zone Ordinance 03-115 in order to provide more time to complete construction of a proposed six-unit, multi-family apartment building with a commercial kitchen on the ground floor. Condition C required that construction be completed in 2008. As the original Change of Zone was granted in 2003, he had again until 2008 to meet the five-year condition. The applicant did not come in for an administrative time extension at that time, which is his right; had he done so, he would have had until 2013 to complete it. He came back in in the early 2016, asking for a time extension, administrative time extension, but because he had gone past the 2013 date, that’s why we had him come back to the Commission. The applicant is requesting a five-year time extension from the date of approval of this proposed amendment to complete construction of his proposed development. Here is the applicant’s site plan, again just for reference we’ve got Kalawa Street running generally north-south. This is the ground floor, it’s a three-story apartment building, so what you are seeing here again is the various parking, which is going to be underneath. We’ve got, this is the proposed commercial kitchen. At least the initial plan calls for some outdoor eating space, got stairways on either side of the building and an elevator, some laundry facilities and alike. The second and third floors, the mid-level here are four units and then the third floor is going to be considered two units to complete the six-unit apartment building. Here is a view of the property from Kalawa Street. Again, the parcel is vacant; however, the applicant has been allowing the West Hawai‘i Community Health Center to use this as overflow parking over the past several years. He did not obtain a Plan Approval in order to do that, so when we brought that to his attention, he said he would cease the use right away so that he could develop the land, should he be granted the time extension. Here are views from Kalawa Street looking south with the subject parcel on the left hand side, and Kalawa Street looking north with the subject parcel on the right hand side. Again, these are the existing apartment buildings, and you can kind of get an idea of what the proposed apartment building would look like. The Planning Director is recommending to forward a favorable recommendation to the County Council. With that, that was my presentation, I’d be happy to answer any questions that the Commission may have. UNGER: Thank you. Commissioners, any questions? I had a question. Can you clarify the widening of Kalawa Street? In a letter from the applicant to the Planning Department he stated he 2 EXHIBIT D