2018-03-01 Hearing Transcript - Jeffrey Primack

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In January of 2017, the Applicant was cited with a Zoning Code violation for offering unpermitted retreat functions on the subject property. The Applicant chose to request a Special Permit to allow for special events to be provided on the subject property as a corrective action of the Zoning Code violation. So, here is the County zoning map with the subject parcel outlined in yellow, and outlined in the red -dashed area is generally the 15 -acre permit area. The zoning for the subject parcel and much of the surrounding areas is Agricultural – 20 acres and some forest reserve zoning mauka of the parcel, and that's the Hilo Forest Reserve. The State Land Use designation for the subject property and much of the surrounding area is Agricultural with the Conservation District indicated in light blue; again, associated with the Forest Reserve. And, our General Plan pardon me, sorry, yeah, there we go, too far—General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates the subject parcel as Important Agricultural Lands with Conservation again associated with the Forest Reserve. Here are two aerial photographs of the subject parcel. On the left hand side, you'll see the entire parcel outlined in yellow with generally the permit area outlined with the red dashes. The other red line here is the roadway leading up to the subject parcel, and this is generally about 13 feet wide of a graveled surface, and it crosses via easement over several other parcels. On the right hand side, you'll see a little more zoomed in area of the permit area—and, sorry, it's a little difficult to see, but as you come into the permit area here, here's the general location of those existing open shed areas housing the toilets. There's a catchment tank here. This is the area of the yurt structure, the detached garage, and this is the 20 by 30 tent structure. And, then over here, are the four Agricultural storage structures that are being proposed to turn into bungalows. And, here is the Applicant's submitted site plan. On the right-hand side, again, I just wanted to show the entire parcel and the general area of the permit area, and on the left-hand side it's zoomed in a little bit better again showing the existing kind of toilet areas, existing catchment, existing yurt dwelling, the tent area for proposed parking. Here's that garage, and then, here is kind of a general location of those proposed bungalow structures in relationship to the garage and the main dwelling. We've got here on the right-hand side the proposed commercial kitchen with a new proposed septic system, the proposed sealed food -grade water tank and another proposed catchment, meditation area toward the back of the property, and highlighted here would be the areas of the river hikes along the Wa`awa`a Stream and the Kama`e`e Stream. Again, going to be limited to that 15 -acre permit area. Here's some photos of the site that we took the other day. On the upper left-hand side is a view of the existing yurt dwelling. On the upper right-hand side are a view of those open sheds that are used as bathroom facilities. On the lower left is a view of the event tent area, and on the EXHIBIT A 3