2018-11-07 Hearing Transcript - Kurtistown Assembly of God USE 18-078

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There was a proposed cross easement to come across from the existing church property, and this is where the arrow is showing, is the proposed location where that cross easement would come. It's a vehicular easement. Here is some site photos of the site. These are views of the property from across Highway 11. The upper photo, the church facility is on the left-hand side, so the subject parcel is roughly in this area, and the lower photograph, the subject parcel is on the right-hand side. You can see the sign for the church here, and the subject parcel is generally in this area. Again, it's overgrown with vegetation at this point. And, here are some views of Highway 11 looking north toward Hilo. You've got, again, the existing church sign here, and the subject parcel is in this general area, and the lower photo is a view of Highway 11 looking south with the subject parcel here on the right-hand side. The Planning Director is recommending approval of the Use Permit request with some conditions. Since the Background and Recommendation Reports were sent to the Planning Commission, there have been some additional correspondences that have come in. On October 25th, we received comments from the State Department of Transportation relative to Highway 11, and there was a November 2nd response from the Applicant's representative responding to those comments. And, today, we received a document from Sharon Nomura, and this is a Planning Commission decision from back in the early 90's related to a proposed school on the church property. So, you should have received that. One other thing I should mention is based on comments received from Department of Transportation, we are proposing an amendment to Condition No. 5 related to access from the highway. We did send that to you as part of your packet. It's on the yellow sheet of paper here, and essentially, it's just to address some of their additional concerns. They did state in their comment letter that they are not in favor of a vehicular easement to connect the existing church driveway and the proposed outreach driveway. I did have a chance to speak with DOT Planning branch. They indicated that the concern was just the close proximity to Highway 11 and that they would be more amenable to a cross easement should it be pushed farther back into the property. So, the proposed amendment is just addressing that essentially saying that siting of any vehicular easement between the subject parcel and the church tmk will require consultation with DOT and should be included in plans submitted to the Department for Plan Approval. And, then we also addressed their comment about not allowing parking in the highway right-of-way. And, the Applicant essentially responded to DOT's comments saying that they were amenable to those concerns and requirements. With that, I'm happy to answer any questions on this application that the Commission may have. CLARKSON: Are there any questions from the Commission for staff? If not, thank you. KAY: Thank you. CLARKSON: And, will the Applicant or their representative please come forward? EXHIBIT D 3