2017-01-05 Hearing Transcript - Rhodes Moore LLC Amend REZ 840

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JACKSON: So, the first item on the agenda is a request to amend Change of Zone Ordinance No. 12-111 for Rhodes Moore, LLC. The subject property is located in the South Hilo District. It's shown here with a black outline. You have running in a north -south direction Highway 11, Kanoelehua Avenue, and then running in an east -west direction towards the top of the slide is Kahaopea Street. So, the subject property is located just south of Kahaopea and just east of the highway. It actually consists of four properties, and you can kind of see there's one here, two, three, and four. They're currently zoned Neighborhood Commercial — 7,500 square feet which is shown on the map in a light pink. Opposite the intersection north, northwest direction, you have the Baskin-Robbins, Subway, O'Reilly's, and the McDonald's in that area, and that's shown in the darker pink. That's also zoned Neighborhood Commercial. And, then, most of the surrounding properties are zoned Single -Family Residential. The Hilo Lani Subdivision is located just east of the property. That's shown here. And, then, some older subdivisions and the Pana`ewa Park is located to the north across Kahaopea Street. The General Plan designation for the property is Low Density Urban which is shown in the mustard color. Again, the Puainako Center where Baskin-Robbins and Subway are located is High Density Urban which is shown in the red color. And, the Low Density Urban allows for residential uses up to a maximum density of six units per acre. It also allows for some community and public uses as well as Neighborhood Commercial and convenience uses. This is an aerial view of the property. Generally, the property is located in this area here. This is an old image from 2014. Some trees have been removed along the highway since then, but you can see the Hilo Lani Subdivision to the east, and then the Puainako Center northwest of the intersection. There is a floodway that runs through the property, and if you follow the red dot, it generally runs north and south through the property in this location here, and it comes out across Kahaopea in this area. DOI (from audience): It comes down, too, from the back. JACKSON: Yeah, it also, it flows in this direction as well. DOI (from audience): Kawailani, too. Yeah, all the way from Kawailani the water flow. JACKSON: This is the Applicant's site plan. So, on the left side of the slide, you have Kahaopea Street. On the bottom of the slide is the highway. The access to the property is proposed to be across from Awapuhi Street. This is the access driveway here. The Applicant, I believe, is proposing a 30 -foot wide driveway. There's some parking in the front area, and then you drive in. You can see they're proposing an assisted living facility that's located over here on the south end of the property. And, then, they are also proposing some commercial businesses and office space closer to the intersection shown in this EXHIBIT A 2