2016-07-07 Hearing Transcript - Berean Bible Church USE 202

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The church currently conducts five classes on Sunday mornings—one in the chapel area and others that are scattered around the lanai, and I'll show you photos of where that is when we get, later. The proposed additional classroom and meeting spaces will provide a more comfortable environment for congregants to learn. Removing the 50 -foot building setback requirement will allow the construction of these accessory structures. And here's the Applicant's submitted site plan. Again, we've got Lama Street on the left-hand side of the screen. The existing single-family dwelling, the existing church and parking areas, again, I spoke a little bit about that, the landscaping buffer, between the subject parcel and the church—the other church which is located down here. The area toward the back of the property is where additional required parking would be provided and then just showing along the north side of the property here is where they're proposing these five structures; again, the first one being kind of a pavilion, the second one being a storage structure, and the last three here being additional classroom and meeting space. Again, not shown here, `cause it got cut off I think a little bit, is a similar landscaping along the other side of the parcel. Here's some images of this site. Here's a view of the church driveway from Lama Street. Again, you can see the existing single-family dwelling here on the left and directly ahead is the church structure. Here are generally where the proposed structures are going to be. The first pavilion kind of being more close to Lama Street and then moving back and then here's just another image looking farther back, and this is to the left of the existing dwelling where the other structures will be located along the edge, northern edge of the property. Again, much of that vegetation that you saw in the aerial photo has been removed. And, here's just an existing view of the church building, and here are the lanais on either side where the other classes take place on Sunday mornings. Additional photos showing, again, the existing boundary landscaping. You can barely see it, but in the back here is the Tenrikyo Hilo Church. According to the Applicant, these are roughly six to eight feet high, pretty quick growing. Here again toward the rear of the property is a view of additional proposed parking area. And then, again, just the catchment tank for fire suppression which is behind the existing single-family dwelling and adjacent to the church or kind of between the two. And, here are just some views of Lama Street looking west. We have the subject parcel on the left hand side, and then looking east, we have the subject parcel on the right hand side. Finally, the Planning Director is recommending approval of the request to amend Use Permit 202 with conditions. I'd be happy to answer any questions the Commission may have on the presentation. HENKEL: Any questions, Commissioners? MIYASATO: Chair, I have a question. 3 EXHIBIT B