2018-06-21 Leeward Exh A (AMEND SMA 05-005)

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of Block D within the time allotted in the Permit, but was prevented from doing so by significant delays resulting from the preparation of the County’s North Kona Flood Study. The process of creating the study and having it approved by FEMA took almost ten years to complete. Upon approval of this amendment that the applicant is requesting now, they will work with DPW, Department of Public Works, and FEMA to alter the flood plain in order to accommodate their development. So this is, these are the FEMA maps that have occurred over the last decade or so, and you can see the top map shows the 1994/1995 FEMA map. This, just to orient you, Ali‘i Drive is on the left side of the image, and then the proposed Ali‘i Parkway right-of-way is on the right side; so north is where the floodway is located, and then south up here would be the Kona Sea Ridge development. So this is Block D, and you can see that between 1995 and the recent approved FIRM map there have been some changes; mostly in this area here the flood plain has expanded, and then in this location closer to Ali‘i Drive it’s reduced. So, should the Commission approve this time extension amendment, the applicant will apply to FEMA to further alter the flood plain, and this next image will show what they are proposing to do in order to accommodate their development. So you can see the flood plain is reduced along the north edge of the property, and then expands closer to the Ali‘i Bridge, the Ali‘i Drive Bridge, which is going to be replaced in the near future here. The concept map here shows a driveway entrance off of Ali‘i Drive in this location here where the red dot is, and then you have a recreational building, and then all of these structures here are various size townhouse duplexes, I think eightplexes and 14-plexes, and then you have some pool features, recreation features in this location here. The General Plan designation for the property is Medium Density Urban, which is shown in the orange color. Medium Density Urban allows commercial development and residential development up to 35 units per acre. So the approved development is consistent with the General Plan designation. The property is also located near the Kahului-Puapuaa Village Transit Orient Development center, which is shown in the purple color, and the 289-unit development is also consistent with this concept of providing higher density residential uses and commercial uses close to a village center, within walking distance of the village center. This is an aerial view of the property. It’s a little dark but you can see that the entire property is vacant of any uses; it’s mainly just vegetation at this time. And here you have Kona Sea Villas, Kona Sea Ridge, Ali‘i Park Place. The Planning Director is recommending approval of the applicant’s request for a ten-year time extension to complete construction of the first phase of development. The Director is also recommending amending Condition 9 to add a deadline of 20 years to complete construction of the entire six-phase development. The current permit only has a construction timeline on the first phase; there is no, there is no end construction timeline, which is unusual for Commission-issued permits. Typically, the Planning Commission puts an end date for the final construction. So we are not quite sure how this happened at that time when the permit was 3 EXHIBIT A