2017-02-01 Hearing Transcript - BennettMcKeagueSPP12-141

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So, the Applicants are requesting a five-year time extension to comply with Condition No. 4. They have been continually fundraising for the past four years in an attempt to comply with the permit conditions. Their non-performance for securing and finalizing building permits is due to Hurricane Iselle which affected some of the structures on the property, as well as just recently they submitted building permit plans, but when they turned them into the Building Department, they discovered that they were drawn incorrectly, so they have to go back to their draftsperson and have him redraw the plans correctly. This is an aerial view of the property. Again, outlined in red. You can see Fifth Avenue running in a north -south direction. It is a gravel road, and this image is from about four years ago. There have been a few changes on the property. The Applicant put in a loop driveway which I'll show you in a little bit. And, then some of the vegetation on the property is, is gone due to Hurricane Iselle. This is a photo of the dwelling. The top portion of the dwelling is still being used as a residence, and the bottom portion is being used for school instruction. There's an area inside that's being used for the school, and then they also do outdoor instruction under the, under the roof. This is a photo of the indoor of the classroom, and then there's also another detached classroom building in the back of the property. You can see they have their garden area here, and, a handwashing station. There's also an ADA ramp to the detached classroom in the back. And, then these are just some before and after photos. This was a structure that was used as a stage for their performances. There was a little storage area in the back in 2012, and then the open covered stage. You can see the ironwood trees behind it. And, then, due to Iselle, the ironwood trees pretty much got knocked out, knocked down, and it actually collapsed the roof of the structure. So, here's—here's today. You can see no more ironwoods, and they have put up a temporary canopy to cover the stage platform. And, then this a photo of the driveway and parking area. You can see the classroom dwelling structure in the back, and then this is the gravel parking area and the loop driveway. So, this is Fifth Avenue looking towards Kaloli, and people can enter here and park and then leave through, through this driveway here. So, the Planning Director is recommending approval of a two-year time extension with the option of another administrative two-year time extension, if needed, to be granted by the Planning Director rather than the five-year time extension requested by the Applicants. The reason for that is two reasons. One is we received a letter from the Hawaiian Paradise Park Homeowners' Association, and they—they raised concern that the school has been operating there for several years without the appropriate building permits for the school. So, they were concerned about that. They, they felt like two years would be a sufficient amount of time for the Applicant to come in with, with new building permit plans and get those, those permits completed. And, the Department also, you know, recognizes that the school has been operating for several years, and we want to make sure that the structure is safe. That it meets building and fire codes. EXHIBIT A 3