2017-06-15 Leeward Exh B (AMEND SPP 11-000120)

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also with a few shade pavilions. And then up towards the top of the property there will be a cat pavilion, or cattery building, dog kennels here, here and here, and then an adoption area. And then the largest structure on the property is going to be the building that they are requesting the amendment for; that’s, the vet clinic will be located here, and then attached to that is the stray dog and cat housing in these areas. And I’ll give you a closer view of the new building. So, again, we have the veterinary clinic in this area here, and then attached to that will be a dog runs, fenced exercised areas, and then some cat housing, and then again more dog runs up here. This next slide shows an elevation of the proposed veterinary clinic and cat and dog housing. And then we’ll go to the current land use plans for the area. Again, you can see the subject property outlined in red. The current State Land Use District classification is Agricultural, which is shown in the green color. And then the General Plan designation for the area is Important Agricultural Land. This property was used previously as a quarry, and then it became reused for the Fuku Bonsai Visitor Center. It’s also been used for a self-storage and – so, this is the Kona CDP Land Use Map. You can see where the subject property is located in that big green dot; it’s located just outside of the Kona Urban Area, which is shown with the red outline. And then these are some photos of the property that were taken last week. There is some activity going on currently. The applicant has received Plan Approval for Phase One and Phase Two, so the only phase they haven’t received Plan Approval for yet is this new vet clinic and cat and dog housing structure. And then they’ve also received Building Permits for Phase One and Phase Two. So they started construction. This view here is taken just south of the main entrance, standing in the highway right-of-way looking towards, I believe that’s either the admin building or the welcome center in the background here. So, this is generally where the small dog park would be located, and parking. And then this is looking on the north side of the property towards the back; so, in the foreground would be the large dog park, and then up more on the hill here would be where the veterinary clinic would be located. And then this is a view of Māmalahoa Highway looking north; so you can see the main driveway here. And this is a view of Māmalahoa Highway looking south; again, the main driveway is on the left side. And one of your conditions in the permit that we are recommending is a sight distance analysis. Department of Public Works had recommended that because the sight distance in this area here is a little bit poor; you can see a vehicles come off of Kuakini Highway and then they curve around here and there is a hump in the road, so it’s difficult to see vehicles that are coming north on Māmalahoa Highway as you are pulling out of the driveway. So Public Works is asking for a sight distance easement generally in this location over here in order for the vegetation to be cut low so that it’s easier for vehicles to see each other coming and going at the driveway. The Planning Director is recommending approval of the amendment. And I would be happy to answer any questions you have. UNGER: Great. Thank you. Commissioners, any questions? SHIMAOKA: Yeah, I got one. Because it was J. M. Tanaka, right, many years ago, was there any heavy equipment that was buried in under there? 3 EXHIBIT B