2018-04-05 Hearing Transcript - Robert Earl Leetch SPP 07-042

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The Applicant is requesting a 10 -year time extension to comply with Condition No. 3, the time to complete construction of Special Permit No. 07-042, which allowed the establishment of a self - storage facility consisting of 11 buildings and 320 storage units on 3.34 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. Additionally, the Applicant is requesting to amend the permit to allow UHAUL truck and van rentals, parking space rentals, and packing material sales at the self -storage facility. The Applicant has been renting UHAUL trucks and vans, renting parking spaces for vehicle storage, and selling boxes and packing supplies out of the main office of the facility since August 30, 2011. Currently, the Applicant has a fleet of four moving vans, three cargo vans, one pick-up truck, and one utility trailer. According to the Applicant, the business averages 45 UHAUL truck rentals per month. The UHAUL vehicles are currently parked toward the rear fence line of the property and adjacent to the south of the existing office and dwelling structure when they're not being rented. When the project is fully built out, the Applicant anticipates the parking area will be split between the back fence and the area adjacent to the south of the existing office and dwelling structure. Additionally, the Applicant is currently offering eight for -rent parking spaces toward the rear fence line of the property and anticipates he has sufficient space to offer up to four additional for -rent spaces in the future. The Applicant is requesting this amendment based on the, due to the 2008 economic downturn, he has not been able to generate the income needed to complete the buildout of the entire project within the required timeline. He has over the time been putting his resources into the project and has constructed additional buildings and units as community demand and his customer base grows. The Applicant intends to complete construction of the project within ten years. The Applicant considers UHAUL truck rental, parking rentals, and packing material sales accessory to the self -storage use and considers them a benefit to the community. The Applicant has been offering these services since 2011 with no complaints; therefore, he believes that there has not been any negative impact to surrounding property owners from the new uses. This is the County's zoning map. Again, just for reference, we've got Pahoa Village Road running generally north -south through the slide. The subject property outlined in red. Zoning for the subject property and much of the surrounding parcels is Agricultural — 1 acre. You've got some Agricultural — 5 acre to the east and some of the other Village Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, and Mixed Use Commercial uses indicated by the new developments going on. The State Land Use designation for the subject parcel and much of the surrounding area is Agricultural as indicated in green. There is some State Land Use Urban land, designated land as indicated in the pink color. EXHIBIT A 2