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

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The Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates the subject parcel and much of the surrounding area as Medium Density Urban. There is some Low Density Urban to the east and some Urban expansion to the west. The Puna Community Development Plan has issued or has designated the area as the Pahoa Village or Pahoa Regional Village Center as indicated by the dashed lines. There are kind of two designations here. The subject parcel is the starred parcel here right in the middle. Just for your information, the Special Permit was granted about a year before the Puna Community Development Plan was adopted, so it came in before that, and since then, in 2012, there was a LUPAG change to change that area from Low Density Urban over to Medium Density Urban to allow more commercial -type uses so that would be kind of consistent at this point. I have two aerial photographs here. On the left-hand side, we've got the subject parcel outlined in yellow. Kind of an older photograph, so here you'll see there are four structures built. Since this photograph was taken, there was an additional storage structure built. This is the entire 3.3 - acre parcel. It has been cleared and graded and graveled about half -way through the parcel at this point. As the Applicant continues to build, he will clear and grade and gravel the remainder of the property. Again, we've got the Bryson's Cinders Puna Makai Project here. Pahoa Village Road running north -south. And, here's an aerial photo of kind of where we're at today. We've got the main office structure here and then the four storage units that have been built, and we see some of the UHAUL parking here adjacent to the main office area and then toward the back fence line of the cleared portion of the property where we've got UHAUL parking as well as the for -rent parking spaces. Here's the Applicant's submitted site plan. Again, we've got Pahoa Village Road running north - south here at the left side of the slide. The main dwelling office structure and the four existing structures that have been built and in red here showing that the designated parking is for UHAUL. So, at this point, the remaining six structures are being proposed to be built within the next ten years. And, here's some photographs of the subject parcel. Top left is a view of the driveway from Pahoa Village Road, a view of the parking area, and the main office is on the top right. Here a view of some of the storage structures, and just to show some of the required landscaping on the boundaries of the property to help with visual impacts. Here's a shot of some of the—cops, pardon mea shot of some of the packing materials that are being sold within the office on the left-hand side. UHAUL parking area adjacent to the office and the parking space rental and UHAUL parking toward the back of the property. And, here are just some views of Pahoa Village Road looking south toward Pahoa Town, and then Pahoa Village Road looking north toward Hilo. The Planning Director is recommending approval of the Special Permit amendment with conditions. A few days ago, we sent out an amended condition that you should have received via email, and it should be in your packet as well. At the time the Applicant submitted their EXHIBIT A 3