2016-05-19 Leeward Exh A (Amend SPP 714)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 19, 2016 DANIEL SHEEN (formerly TAKESHI A regularly advertised hearing on the application of KUDO) (Amend SPP 714) was called to order at 9:35 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 F. Unger presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Keith F. Unger, Nancy Carr Smith, Collin Kaholo, Scott Church, Barbara Nobriga and Sonny Shimaoka ALSO PRESENT: Danny Patel (Counsel for the Commission), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 80 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANTS: DANIEL SHEEN (formerly TAKESHI KUDO) (Amend SPP 714) Request to amend Special Permit No. 714, which allowed the establishment of a coffee mill, office and general store on .643-acre of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The amendment request seeks to extend the permitted operational hours for the general store from its current 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. period to a proposed 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. operation. The property is located along the west (makai) side of the Hawai‘i Belt Road (Highway 11), approximately 900 feet south of the Middle Keʻei – Highway 11 junction, Honaunau, South Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 8-4-006:053. UNGER: Agenda Item No. 1, Applicant Daniel Sheen, formerly Takeshi Kudo, Amendment SPP 714, request to amend Special Permit No. 714, which allowed the establishment of a coffee mill, office and general store on .643 acre of land situated in the State Land \[Use\] Agricultural District. The amendment request seeks to extend the permitted operational hours for the general store from its current 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. period to the proposed 5:00 to 10:00. The property is located along the makai side of the Hawai‘i Belt Road, approximately 900 feet \[south\] of the Middle Ke‘ei–Highway 11 junction, Hōnaunau, South Kona, TMK: 8-4-6: Parcel 53. At this time staff will be making a presentation in regard to this application. Thank you. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. I apologize for my voice; I lost it and found it, now I lost it again. Hopefully, it’ll come back. We’d like to welcome our newest Commissioner, Commissioner Carr Smith. We’d like to thank you for your service to our county and to our community. Thank you. With that, if I could direct your attention to our presentation. As mentioned, our first applicant is Daniel Sheen. He is requesting an amendment to Condition No. 4 of Special Permit No. 714. The area of the subject property and application is within the South Kona District of Hawai‘i. 1 EXHIBIT A