2019-03-07 Hearing Transcript - William Quinn Pahoa Farm & Garden

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flowers, ground covers, palms, trees, plants conducive to bee pollination and medicinal plants and other non-agricultural products—farm feed, scratch feed, pet food, dog and cat wormers, fish food, aquaculture products, plant pots, pesticides and herbicides, various birds, live fish, egg laying chickens, and agriculture related tools. The proposed improvements on the parcel include a 3,600 -square foot building, including an office, storage, and retail space to display products and conduct transactions; approximately 3,000 square feet of outside nursery space to grow and house various live plants; a greenhouse; and a compacted gravel parking area with 15 regular parking stalls and one ADA parking stall. The Applicant is proposing, anticipates the need for seven full-time employees and one part-time employee. Proposed hours of operation include Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Applicant proposes to complete construction within one year of receiving all the necessary planning and building permits. The estimated cost of the project is $150,000. The zoning for the subject parcel is Agricultural – 1 acre as indicated in the light green. Again, the subject parcel is located along the Pahoa Bypass Road. Parcels along, across the Bypass Road are Agricultural – 1 acre; to the southwest of the subject parcel, Agricultural – 5 acres; and then Pahoa Town is generally indicated in this mix of zoning which is Village Commercial, Multiple -Family Residential, and Single -Family Residential zonings. The subject parcel and much of the surrounding area is designated as Agricultural by the State Land Use Boundary Map designation, and then the areas surrounding Pahoa Village are Urban as indicated in the pink color. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map designates the subject parcel and much of the surrounding area to the west and north and south as Low Density Urban. Areas more in line with the Pahoa Village is designated Medium Density Urban. Across the Bypass Road, there is some Extensive Agriculture and some Important Agricultural Land designations. Here's a map of the Puna CDP, that came out of the Puna CDP, and this is boundaries for the Pahoa Regional Town Center as indicated by the dotted lines. The subject parcel is located here, again along the Pahoa Bypass Road outside of that designated regional town center boundary. Here's an aerial photograph of the subject parcel outlined in red. Again, we've got Pahoa Bypass Road running generally north -south. This is an older aerial photograph that shows a lot of vegetation. The subject parcel has since been cleared and grubbed and graded. This is the Applicant's proposed site plan. Again, in this, in this image, the Pahoa Bypass Road is running generally east -west. Driveway access coming off of the Bypass Road. Parking toward the front of the parcel. The main dwelling, oh pardon me, the main structure toward the back of the parcel. The area for plants and retail in the greenhouse area indicated on the left side of the image. Here are some photos of the subject property from across the Pahoa Bypass Road. This is looking toward Pahoa High School, the subject parcel on the right-hand side. You can generally see the area where the driveway is existing. Here, on this upper right, it's a little bit more EXHIBIT D 2