2017-04-06 Hearing Transcript - Jan Valdez USE 17-066

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This is a closer -up view of the property outlined in red. Again, you can see Hawaii Belt Road running through a north -south direction west of the property, and then Honoli`i Place coming off of Pauka`a Drive. And, then, the popular Honoli`i surf spot is located just south of the property. So, the subject property is zoned Single -Family Residential – 20,000 square feet which is shown in the light yellow color. And, then, properties across the highway are zoned Single -Family Residential – 15,000 square feet in the mustard color. The General Plan designation for the property is Open, which is shown in the green color. Normally, residential subdivisions don't occur in Open zoning, but this subdivision was created before the first General Plan was ever adopted so that explains why that's shown as Open. And, then just north of the Open area and to the west is Low Density Urban which does allow for Single -Family Residential uses. This is an aerial view of the property and surrounding area. Again, you have the highway, Pauka`a Drive, and then Honoli`i Place. The property is outlined in red. You can see it is part of a community of about 16 homes that take access off of Honoli`i Place. The property currently has one single-family dwelling on it, and you'll see more photos of the property coming up soon. So, the Applicant originally applied for a 4 -bedroom bed and breakfast operation but has since downsized the request to a 2 -bedroom B&B operation. She's requesting to legitimize the establishment of a 2 -bedroom B&B with an existing 2 -story, 3 -bedroom single-family dwelling. The B&B has been operating since at least June of last year, and two of the bedrooms are used as guest bedrooms. Those are located downstairs, and the property manager resides in the third bedroom on the ground level floor. Self-service continental breakfast is provided to the guests, and three parking stalls are provided on site for guests, and the property manager parks in the 2 -car garage. This is a site plan of the Applicant's request. So, at the top of the slide is Honoli`i Place, and then the driveway comes off on the west side of the property here along the property line, and it goes down into a paved parking area. And, you'll notice a big "x" on the site plan, and that is where Ms. Valdez was originally proposing to construct two more bedrooms for a 4 -bedroom B&B, but, again, she has downsized her request to a 2 -bedroom B&B within the existing dwelling. You can also see on the site plan she notes four parking stalls here, and the garage is located over here. The guest rooms are on the south side of the house. Oops, so, this is a view of the property from Honoli`i Place. It's a—it's a steep paved driveway down to the house and then you can see the garage on the left side and the main home in the center of the slide. This is another view of the house. Again, the garage is on the left side, and the main house is in the middle of the slide. And, a closer view of the garage. This is one of the guest bedrooms. This is the self-service continental breakfast area. There's a counter, a little refrigerator. There's a microwave which EXHIBIT A 2