HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0035.001 1998-2000 xtv os y,~ Virginia Goldstein
Stephen K. Yamashiro ~1-`" 6i;~ Director
hl~~°r Russell Kokubun
• Depury Dir~ctnr
;e^•N~
~ es x~ _
(~niritfg n~ ~ttfuttti
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
25 Aupuni Streel, Room 109 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720.4252
(808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
December 14, 1998
Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman
and Members of the County Council
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chairman Arakaki and Members:
Zoning Code Amendment -Chapter 25
Initiator: Planning Director
Bed and Breakfast Establishment
This is to inform you that the above matter will be considered by the Planning Commission at
its meeting on Friday, January 22, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Building, Councilroom-
Room 201, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii A copy of the public notice is attached for your
information.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 961-8288.
Sincerely,
lrginia Goldstein
Planning Director
Att.
ate. N.. 3S - d
~
PYIe Na. CC ZN(
Het. Tw
Re1• I>,~a DEC
1~,,,
U �
A012299 -age
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING, PUBLIC HEARINGS
AND CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
COUNTY OF HAWAII
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of matters to be considered by the Planning Commission of the
County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, Section 5 -4.3 of the Charter of the County of Hawaii, and the Planning
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures.
DATE: Friday, January 22, 1999
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
PLACE: County Building, Councilroom -Room 201
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
MINUTES - November 20, 1998
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS BY COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
Status of appeals filed on Planning Commission decisions - Corporation Counsel
Report of Special Management Area Minor Permit Issued
Miscellaneous
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. APPLICANT: WINNIMAN INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE INC. - Continued
hearing on the application for a Change of Zone by changing the district classification
from Double Family Residential (RD -3.75) to General Commercial (CG -7.5) for
approximately 4,801 square feet of land. The property is located on the southeast
corner of the Hualalai and Panaewa Streets intersection in the vicinity of Burger King
and approximately 220 feet west of Kilauea Avenue, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii,
TMK: 2- 2- 16:39.
Hearing Status: Open
2. PLANNING DIRECTOR - Continued hearing on the initiation of a proposed bill to
amend Chapter 25 (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code, relating to Bed and
Breakfast establishments.
Hearing Status: Open
A ff . c -3S.oI
0
3. APPLICANT: NANAWALE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. - Continued
hearing on the request for funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund for improvement to
existing and proposed recreational facilities.
Hearing Status: Open
4. APPLICANT: LEILANI COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION - Continued hearing on
the request for funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund for development of proposed
recreational facilities.
Hearing Status: Open
NEW BUSINESS - 10:30 a.m.
5. APPLICANT: KAILASH CHOPRA - Application for a State Land Use Boundary
Amendment from an Agricultural to Urban District for approximately 8.3± acres of
land. The property is located along the west side of the Volcano Road adjacent to the
County's Kurtistown Park and Baseyard, and approximately 200 feet north of the
Volcano Road -Hale Pule intersection, Kurtistown, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1 -7 -3:17.
Hearing Status: Open
6. APPLICANT: HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC. - Applications for
a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from an Agricultural to Urban District and a
Change of Zone by changing the district classification from Agricultural (A -20a) to
General Industrial (MG-10a) for approximately 10.5± acres of land. The property is
located approximately one mile east of the Keaau Town Center at the end of Milo
Street, at the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar Company Mill site at Keaau, Puna,
Hawaii, TMK: 1 -6 -3:93.
Hearing Status: Open
7. APPLICANT: HAWAII CHRISTIAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION, INC. -
Request to amend Condition No. 6 (roadway improvements requirement) of Special
Permit No. 925, which allowed the establishment of a private school, church and
summer camp facility on approximately 5.53 acres of land within the State Land Use
Agricultural District. The property is located approximately one mile east of the Keaau
Town Center at the end of Milo Street, in the vicinity of the former Puna Sugar
Company Mill site at Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1 -6 -3:17.
Hearing Status: Open
-2-
C 0
8. APPLICANTS: LAWRENCE & JEANNE ROPPOLO - Application for a Special
Permit to allow the establishment of a one - bedroom bed and breakfast operation within
an existing second farm dwelling situated on 3.285 acres of land within the State Land
Use Agricultural District. The property is located in Kohala Estates along the
northwest side of Ala Kahua Drive approximately 1 1/4 miles mauka of its intersection
with Akoni Pule Highway at Kahua 1st, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5 -9 -8:10.
Hearing Status: Open
9. APPLICANTS: JEROME FRANZ & HELEN CHELLIN - Application for a Special
Permit to allow the establishment of an educational artists -in- residency program on a
portion of a 10.00± acres of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The
property is located along the east side of a Homestead Road (Lorenzo Road)
approximately 5,000 feet north of Mamalahoa Highway, Kiolakaa -Keaa Homesteads,
Kau, Hawaii, TMK: 9- 4- 5:Portion of 6.
Hearing Status: Open
NEW BUSINESS - 1:30 p.m.
10. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS &
RECREATION - Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to
allow the construction of restrooms, removal of architectural barriers, repairs to
pavilion(s) and related improvements. The property is the site of the existing County's
Onekahakaha Beach Park in Keaukaha, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2 -1- 14:13.
Hearing Status: Open
11. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS &
RECREATION - Application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to
allow the expansion of existing restroom facilities, construction of restroom facilities,
and related improvements. The properties involved are the site of the existing
County's Hilo Bayfront Beach Park located on the makai side of Bayfront Highway,
and the area at the end of Kumu Street on the mauka side of Waiolama Canal in the
vicinity of the existing soccer fields, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2 -2 -2:35 and 2 -2 -11:
Portion of 1.
Hearing Status: Open
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
-3-
/Th 0
The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable
opportunity to be heard on the above requests. According to Rule 1 (General Rules) of the
Planning Commission, a person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate
her /his name; residence address; and whether the testimony is on her /his behalf or as a
representative of an organization or individual. If testimony is being submitted on behalf of an
organization, documentation showing membership ratification should accompany the
testimony. Written testimony shall be submitted with an original and nine copies prior to
testifying. The Commission would appreciate timely submittal to the Planning Department at
least one week prior to the hearing date to allow for mailing and thorough Commission
review. Testimony which is irrelevant or unduly repetitious may be limited by the
Chairperson pursuant to Rule 1.
Maps showing the general location and boundaries of the areas under consideration
and /or plans of the proposed developments are on file and open to inspection during office
hours at the Planning Department, County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 109, Hilo,
Hawaii 96720. Copies of the draft bill amending the Hawaii County Zoning Code are
available at the above location and at the Planning Department West Hawaii Office, 75 -5706
Kuakini Highway, Suite 109, Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740.
Pursuant to Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of Hawaii Planning
Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party
to a contested case hearing on agenda Item Nos. 7, 8, 9, 10 and /or 11 is required to file a
written request which must be received in the office of the Planning Department no later
than seven (7) calendar days prior to the Planning Commission's first public meeting on
the matter. Such written request shall be in conformity with Rule 4, in a form as
provided in Rule 4 Appendix A "Petition for Standing in a Contested Case Hearing." The
written petition /request shall be filed with the Planning Commission at 25 Aupuni Street,
Room 109, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, and accompanied by a filing fee of $100 payable to the
Director of Finance. Any party may retain counsel if that person so desires. Rule 4 may
be inspected or purchased ($2.50) at the above -cited location.
The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. If you require
any accommodation or auxiliary and /or services to participate in this meeting (i.e., sign
language interpreter, large print), please call 961 -8288 two weeks prior to the meeting.
PLANNING COMMISSION
Kevin M. Balog, Chairman
Leonard Tanaka, 1st Vice Chairman
Richard B. Baker, Jr., 2nd Vice Chairman
(Hawaii Tribune Herald: December 23, 1998)
(West Hawaii Today: December 23, 1998)
-4-