2018-07-05 Hearing Transcript - Dien-Jung Lin REZ 07-071

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the parcel to the left is bounded by Manono Street. Just for your reference, this dark red area here is Big Island Candies, to give you an idea where that's at. The Applicant is requesting a time extension to comply with Conditions B and C of Ordinance 08-20 which rezoned the subject parcels from Single -Family Residential — 10,000 square feet to Neighborhood Commercial —10,000 square feet. Condition B required a water commitment fee to be paid within 180 days, and Condition C required a conversion of the existing dwelling to office uses within five years from the effective date of the ordinance. The Applicant originally proposed to use existing structures on the subject parcels to accommodate office space and related tour business operations, to provide parking for employees in a gravel parking area, to accommodate parking for passenger vans associated with the tour business, and to mitigate a notice of violation issued for the unauthorized parking of tour vehicles on the site. The Applicant currently operates a tour business office in an approximately 900 -square foot portion of the existing dwelling on Parcel 25 as a home occupation with three current employees that all live on the premises. The Applicant is working toward finalizing a permanent conversion of that portion of the dwelling on Parcel 25 to office uses, and once the conversion is complete, the Applicant plans to add up to three additional employees which would no longer qualify the operation as a home occupation. The Applicant finally has future plans to remove the existing dwelling on Parcel 26 and build a new larger dwelling to operate a bed and breakfast operation which is a permitted use in the Neighborhood -Commercial zoning district provided all the requirements to operate a bed and breakfast are met. The Applicant is making these requests due to the fact that they experienced unforeseen financing issues related to the 2008 economic downturn and health issues that created setbacks to the progress of the project. The Applicant has made efforts to secure funding for the project and has been working with Engineering Partners and Jackson Drafting to determine if the approximate 900 -square foot portion of the dwelling intended for office conversion can be retrofitted to meet current Building Code for commercial uses or if that portion of the dwelling will need to be demolished and have a new office structure built. The Applicant is also working with consultants to develop and implement the required studies and plans to satisfy conditions of Change of Zone Ordinance 08 20 and complete the project in a timely fashion. This is the County Zoning Map for the subject parcels. Again, we've got Kekuanao`a Street running east -west through the slide. Manono Street on the west side and Hinano Street on the east side running north -south through the slide. The subject parcel, again, is zoned Neighborhood Commercial —10,000 square feet, and you've got some other zonings surrounding it. Single -Family Residential —10,000 square feet as indicated in the yellow color; General Commercial — 20,000 square feet as indicated in the dark red; and some RD zoning indicated in the brown. EXHIBIT C 2