2017-07-06 Hearing Transcript - Kathryn Tydlacka Amend SPP 14-172

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from 65 students to a hundred students in grades 3 through 8, a maximum of ten employees, and to allow for related facility improvements to accommodate the enrollment increase on 3.693 acres of land. The Ka`u Learning Academy has received approval to become a public charter school by the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission on May 8, 2014. For the upcoming 2017-2018 school year, KLA has stated that their current occupancy in the existing building will allow up to a hundred people which will meet their present enrollment of 92 students and 8 staff members. This is the location and zoning map. The property is highlighted in blue, and the property itself is zoned Open. The surrounding properties here are Ag -la, Agriculturally zoned. The State Land Use Boundary Map shows that the property is in the State Land Use Agricultural District, and the property is highlighted in red. This is the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map and shows that the property is in the Rural designation shown in the mustard color here. Here are two aerial photos of the subject property. We have Kahiki Street and the Kaulua Circle fronting the subject property. This is a closer view of the subject property. So, this shown here is the location of the existing school which was formerly the Golf Clubhouse that has been converted to the school. The expansion will take place in this existing building here. Here are the site plans provided by the Applicant with the original Special Permit application. For orientation, Kaulua Circle is located here. It's a little hard to see on here, but we have the school clubhouse, that's in the clubhouse here, there's the existing parking. They have the swimming pool and the tennis courts and the existing entry walkway from Kahiki Street on this side. So, this site photo is from Kaulua Circle looking at the existing clubhouse facility. This site photo is on Kaulua Street looking towards Kahiki Street. And, this photo is on Kaulau Street looking towards Kaulua Circle, with the subject property on the right across the intersection and Kahiki Street running across the map. The Planning Director recommends approval with conditions for the amendment of the Special Permit. This morning, you would have received an additional letter submitted by the Ka`u Learning Academy executive director, Kathryn Tydlacka, dated June 28, 2017. This concludes my presentation, and I'm happy to answer any questions that the Planning Commission may have. Thank you. HENKEL: Thanks, Shancy. Any questions. Would the Applicant and their, and/or their representative please come forward? Would you raise your right hands, please? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth in this matter before the Windward Planning Commission? TYDLACKA/IACUZZO: Yes. EXHIBIT D 2