2016-05-19 Leeward Exh C (Amend SPP 780)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 19, 2016 KONA VETERINARY SERVICE A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (Amend SPP 780) was called to order at 10:26 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 70 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: KONA VETERINARY SERVICE (Amend SPP 780) Request to amend Special Permit No. 780, which allowed the establishment of a veterinary office and clinic on 1.64 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The amendment request seeks to increase the number of staff from 8 to 12 and increase the square footage of the clinic from 1,700 square feet to approximately 3,100 square feet. The property is located adjacent to and north of the Māmalahoa Highway-Onaona Drive-North Kona Belt Road intersection, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-3-008:001. UNGER: Agenda Item No. 3, Applicant Kona Veterinary Service, Amendment SPP 780, request to amend Special Permit No. 780, which allowed the establishment of a veterinary office and clinic on 1.64 acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The amendment request seeks to increase the number of staff from eight to twelve and increase the square footage of the clinic from 1,700 square feet to approximately 3,100 square feet. The property is located \[adjacent\] to and north of Māmalahoa Highway–Onaona Drive–North Kona Belt Road intersection, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-3-8: Parcel 1. Staff? KAY: Thank you, Mr. Chair. If I can direct your attention to the screen. As you stated, this is an amendment to Special Permit No. 780. The subject parcel is located in the North Kona District of Hawai‘i Island, and it’s here outlined in red. For reference we’ve got Hawai‘i Belt Road running makai of the parcel, Onaona Road running generally east-west of the slide, and parallel to Hawai‘i Belt Road we’ve got Old Māmalahoa Highway running, again, generally north-south. Here is the location map with the surrounding zoning. Again, the subject parcel is outlined in red, with Hawai‘i Belt Road running makai of the parcel, Old Māmalahoa running mauka of the parcel. The subject parcel and much of the surrounding area is zoned Agricultural-1 acre as 1 EXHIBIT C