2016-06-02 Hearing Transcript - Kings Chapel Honokaa USE 16-062

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p.m. which will consist of between 20 and 40 people. The Applicant also expects to host occasional church related social or spiritual gatherings, fellowship functions, meetings, and special events such as weddings, funerals, bazaars, and the like. And, finally, the Applicant is currently holding their church services at the Honoka`a High School Cafeteria, and fellowship services and classes at the Pa`auhau Community Center. All of those services would be moved to the new facility if the Use Permit is approved. Here's the Applicant's submitted site plan. Again, for reference, we've got Hawaii Belt Road now running east -west through the bottom of the slide and Old Mamalahoa Highway running against east -west toward the top of the slide. Again, the existing dwelling which is proposed to be converted; the handicapped parking area would be adjacent directly; the two driveway accesses being proposed; and the larger parking area that will be on the lawn makai of the subject parking area. Here's a view, pardon me, it's not a clinic, a view of the proposed church from Old—from Hawaii Belt Road. Sorry about the mislabeling. Again, we see the existing dwelling. This is generally the area where the Applicant is proposing his larger parking area and, again, the handicapped parking area would be here adjacent to the proposed church. Again, we're showing the gazebo that we talked about here, and the ag structure on the property, and there's also a shipping container that's being used for construction materials and tools. You can see the lower parking, pardon me, the lower driveway access. It's going to be here, and the upper one is a little bit higher. It's difficult to see from this photograph. Here is a view of the handicapped parking area and the upper left road leading toward it. Again, sorry about the lack of clarity, but this will be a paved parking area for handicapped stalls, and the Applicant will be providing a wheelchair accessible ramp up to the church. Here's another view from Old Mamalahoa Highway looking at the proposed larger parking area which will, again, will be makai of the proposed church. Here's a view of Old Mamalahoa Highway looking mauka. You can see the lower driveway access here, and the upper driveway access here, and a little bit of the proposed chapel. Here's a view of Old Mamalahoa Highway looking makai. Again, this is that upper driveway here on the left. The subject parcel is to the left. The Planning Director is recommending approval with conditions of this application. There is one factual correction that I would like to make on the record. On Page 4 of your Recommendation Report, when we were discussing our rationale for requiring paving of the parking area for the church, I indicated that the Honoka`a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was about two miles to the east, and it was approved via a Special Permit in 1988. That is incorrect. In fact, it was built in 1969. It's about a third of a mile to the east, and any, any church built before 1984 could be built with just a Plan Approval. In any case, the analysis stays the same. They were required to provide paved parking as well, but I just wanted to correct that on the record, and it will be changed in the Recommendation Report. 3 EXHIBIT B