2018-08-16 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes

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The Commission took up this item at 9:33 a.m., with seven people from the public in attendance. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Kealoha and seconded by Commissioner Carr Smith that the application to amend Special Permit No. 08-064 be approved based on the Planning Director’s recommendation and proposed conditions, including amended Conditions 3 and 8, which shall be adopted. A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes (Kealoha, Carr Smith, Vitousek and Unger), one no (Yates) and two absent and excused (Church and Shimaoka). \[SEE HEARING TRANSCRIPT – EXHIBIT A\] 2. APPLICANT: WEST HAWAI‘I BUSINESS PARK, LLC (AMEND REZ 1049) Application to amend Condition K (Roadway Improvements) of Ordinance No. 04-110, which reclassified approximately 196.634 acres of land from an Open (O) to an Industrial-Commercial Mixed-20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zoning district and reclassified approximately 85.733 acres of land from an Open (O) to a General Industrial- 1-acre (MG-1a) zoning district. The property is located along the east (mauka) side of Queen stnd Kaʻahumanu Highway (State Highway 19), Honokōhau 1 and 2, North Kona, Hawaiʻi, TMKs (3) 7-4-008:013, 030, 074, 076-78 inclusive, 084 and 085. The Commission took up this item at 10:11 a.m., with three people from the public in attendance. RECESSED Chairman Unger called a recess at 10:59 a.m. RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 11:08 a.m. Action: It was moved by Commissioner Kealoha and seconded by Commissioner Yates that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the request to amend Change of Zone Ordinance No. 04 110, based on the Planning Director’s recommendation, findings and proposed amended conditions, which shall be adopted, including changes to Conditions D, E, F, K in the Director’s August 15, 2018, memo and the applicant’s final changes to Condition G as proposed at the August 16, 2018, hearing as follows: “An updated Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) certified by a licensed engineer shall be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Director in consultation with the Department of Public Works and the State Department of Transportation, if warranted by a significant change in circumstances or as may be required by the Department of Public Works during the design review of construction plans for future road segments. The improvements identified in the updated TIAR shall be provided in an appropriate design year or phased with the needed right-of-way provided. Mitigation measures called for in the revised TIAR that are reasonably related to the project impacts shall be implemented meeting with the approval of the Planning Director in consultation with the Department of Public Works and the State Department of Transportation.” A roll call vote was taken and motion carried with four ayes (Kealoha, Yates, Vitousek and Unger), one recusal (Carr Smith) and two absent and excused (Shimaoka and Church). \[SEE HEARING TRANSCRIPT – EXHIBIT B\] MINUTES Approval of the Minutes of the June 21, 2018, Leeward Planning Commission meeting. 2