2016-07-21 Leeward Exh A (REZ 16-206)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 21, 2016 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of JAMES JUVIK (REZ 16-206) was called to order at 9:32 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, Collin Kaholo, Nancy Carr Smith, Barbara Nobriga and Sonny Shimaoka ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Scott Church and Perry Kealoha 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 twelve people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: JAMES JUVIK (REZ 16-206) Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to an Agricultural 10-acre (A-10a) zoning district for approximately 21.22 acres of land located on the east side of the intersection of Keana‘aina Street and Kaloko Drive within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-3-048:001. UNGER: The first order of business, Item No. 1, Applicant James Juvik, REZ 16-206, application for a Change of Zone from Ag-20, for a Change of Zone from Ag-20 to Ag-10 zoning district for approximately 21.22 acres of land located on the east side of the intersection of Keana‘aina Street and Kaloko Drive within the Kaloko Mauka Subdivision at Kaloko, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK 7-3-048:Parcel 1. Staff? KAY: Thank you, Mr. Chair, good morning. Good morning, Commissioners. If I can direct your attention to the presentation screen. This is an application for a rezone. The subject parcel is located in the North Hilo District of, pardon me, North Kona District of Hawai‘i Island, more specifically in the Kaloko Mauka area. It’s indicated here in the red outline. Just for your reference, to the left of the screen, running generally north-south, is Māmalahoa Highway, and the parcel again is at the intersection of Kaloko Drive and Keana‘aina Street. Zoomed in a little bit closer, again outlined in red is the subject parcel. The zoning for the parcel and much of the surrounding area is Agricultural-20 acres as indicated in the green color. But as you can see, there have been several parcels in the vicinity of the subject parcel that have been 1 EXHIBIT A