2019-01-03 Hearing Transcript - Bank of HI REZ 18-231

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employee parking. The Applicant is also proposing a drive-through ATM along the northern boundary of the subject property. The Applicant stated reasons for the request is the proposed office building would provide the bank the option to either relocate some of its operations or to provide another branch in proximity to the University of Hawaii at Hilo and this area of the community. Project timetable and costs, the Applicant intends to finalize the construction plans and begin construction within the next year. The anticipated opening would be in 2020. The Applicant estimates the cost of this project at $2.5 million. County zoning for the subject parcel and much of the surrounding area is Single -Family Residential – 10,000 square feet as indicated in the yellow color. Again, for reference, we've got West Lanikaula Street running generally east -west through the slide, and Kino`ole Street running generally north -south. The subject parcel outlined here in black. There have been other rezones from Single -Family Residential to more commercial -type zonings as indicated in the various shades of red. There is some General Commercial –10,000 square feet and 20,000 square feet and some Neighborhood Commercial zoning as well in the area, as well as some Multi -Family Residential indicated in the brown colors. The Open zoning here is the DOFAW Arboretum. The State Land Use Boundary designation for the subject parcel and surrounding area is Urban as indicated in pink. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designation for much of the surrounding area is High Density Urban which allows for this commercial -type rezoning again with Open pardon me, Open LUPAG designation synonymous with the arboretum indicated in green. Here's an aerial photograph of the subject parcel outlined in red. Again, we've got West Lanikaula Street running generally east -west and Kino`ole running north -south. Got Kilauea Avenue here at the top right of the slide. This is a lunch shop plaza essentially with Subway and other lunch shops. The subject parcel currently has four single-family dwellings on the property. The Applicant has stated that those will be removed from the property to facilitate this project. Here's the Applicant's submitted site plan. We've got Kino`ole Street running here north -south through the left side of the slide and West Lanikaula Street running at the bottom of the slide east -west. The Applicant is proposing two accesses both each—one each from Lanikaula and from Kino`ole. Here's the Bank of Hawaii office building, the parking lot and, again, the proposed drive-through ATM at the northern boundary of the parcel. Here's a view of the property from across Kino`ole Street with the subject parcel here on the corner. A view of the property from across Lanikaula Street with the subject property here, the four existing dwellings here indicating the property. Here's a view of Kino`ole Street looking south. The subject parcel is on the left-hand side; if you're looking north, the subject parcel on the right-hand side. And, a view of West Lanikaula EXHIBIT A 2