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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN PC 2017/09/19 (2016-2018)Committee on Planning 13th Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii September 19, 2017 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Planning was called to order at ORDER: 9:07 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Karen Eoff, Chair. R(1T T CAT r Present: Ms. Karen Eoff, Chair Ms. Eileen O'Hara, Vice Chair Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member Mr. Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member (came in later) Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member Ms. Jennifer Ruggles, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.) COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. (There were none.) ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. PC -13 September 19, 2017 Res. 291-17: POSTPONES COUNCIL ACTION ON REZONING APPLICATIONS IN THE HAMAKUA DISTRICT, WAIPI`O THROUGH KAIWIKI, UNTIL THE HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE, OR DECEMBER 31, 2018, WHICHEVER SHALL OCCUR FIRST Extends the postponement policy statement established with the adoption of Resolution No. 592-16, which expired on June 30, 2017. Reference: Comm. 442 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter Motion to Approve: Ms. Poindexter moved to recommend adoption of Res. 291-17. Seconded by Mr. Richards. CHR. EOFF: Is somebody from Planning available in Hilo this morning? (Note: At this time, Planner Leana Gloor came forward to address the members of the Committee.) CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to Ms. Poindexter. CHR. POINDEXTER: This resolution is like a continuation of the one that we had. We had assumed that the Hamakua CDP would have been completed shortly thereafter. Apparently, there are some changes and it may go back to the Planning Commission. So I wanted to re-enact this so I had to put a new resolution and then change the date. So Leana, do you want to kind of summarize what we met about yesterday, or what kind of effect this has? MS. GLOOR: Sure. I'm Leana Gloor from the Planning Department. They were minor, mostly not substantive changes based on agency review. We will be finishing that up and submitting it to the Director and Corporation Counsel very soon, so we anticipate that moving forward. CHR. POINDEXTER: Thanks, and I'll yield to other Council Members. CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Council Members, any comments or questions? Seeing none—good morning, Ms. Lee Loy has joined us. Then we'll go ahead and vote on Resolution 291. All in favor, please say "aye." Page 2 PC -13 Vote on Res. 291-17 (Adopted) September 19, 2017 The motion to adopt Res. 291-17 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR. EOFF: Resolution 291 moves to Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Clerk, can you read Bill 67? BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. Bill 67: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 07-136, WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL — 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS -10) TO INDUSTRIAL -COMMERCIAL MIXED — 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MCX-20) AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-036:090 (ADDlicant: Rodnev Tanaka) (Area: 22.500 Sauare Feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment, which would allow a five-year time extension to Condition C, time to complete construction. The project is located at the corner of the intersection of Lanikaula Street and Hinano Street, and provides for a 9,075 square foot building to be used as warehouse space, an office, and a showroom. Reference: Comm. 443 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff (B/R) Motion to Approve: Ms. O'Hara moved to recommend passage of Bill 67 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. EOFF: I do see Mr. Arai in Hilo if anybody does have questions and unless you'd like to just brief us, Mr. Arai, we'd appreciate that. I understand there was some unforeseen delays and so they're asking for this five-year time extension. (Note: At this time, Deputy Planning Director Daryn Arai came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. ARAI: Good morning, Chair Eoff and members of the Council. My name is Daryn Arai, I'm the Deputy Planning Director. We do have the applicant, Page 3 PC -13 September 19, 2017 Mr. Tanaka, in the audience this morning. This change of zone was issued in 2007, and an administrative extension to satisfy the conditions basically to complete construction was issued in 2013. So the purpose of the amendment is to provide Mr. Tanaka, who purchased the property at the end of 2015, with reasonable opportunity to move forward with the project that he recently purchased. Mr. Tanaka has secured plan approval and he has secured also a building permit application for the construction of the warehouse structure. I think he demonstrates his willingness to move forward, which is why the Planning Commission has also issued its favorable recommendation on this request. And as I mentioned, Mr. Tanaka is in the audience today if you have any specific questions of him. CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you very much and we appreciate that. Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. I'm going to be urging the rest of my colleagues to support this one. It is in my district and if you look at page three of the Background Report from the Planning Department, the applicant has really marched through a number of permitting and regulatory processes. And just as Mr. Arai described, he has demonstrated the steps required. It's just really unfortunate, sometimes these things just take a long time going through the process. Please go ahead and support this. Thank you. CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. I will be supporting this, but it probably raises a bigger question of why did it take so long, and is that something that we should be looking at, and time for a different conversation? I do appreciate the fact that stuff does take time and it sounds like he has marched down and done what he should have done, but seems like there's another conversation we need to have. So thank you, I yield. CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you, Mr. Richards. Mr. Kanuha. MR. KANUHA: Thank you, Madam Chair. And that's—how much time it takes, but this particular individual bought the property in 2015, and he's dealing with the conditions that was set from before that time. So he's trying to work to make it happen in the timeliness of the conditions that were originally set from this bill. So that's why he's asking for the additional extension so that he can comply with the conditions set forth. CHR. EOFF: Thank you, any other questions or comments? Okay seeing none, all in favor of Bill 67, please say "aye." Page 4 PC -13 September 19, 2017 Vote on Bill 67: The motion to pass Bill 67 on first reading was carried by (Approved) the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR. EOFF: Bill 67 moves to Council with a favorable recommendation ADJOURN There being no further business, at 9:14 a.m., Ms. David moved to adjourn the MENT: meeting. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR. EOFF: This meeting's adjourned. Thank you very much, Council Members. Approved: Ms. Karen Eoff, Chair (Date) Planning Committee KE/j m Page 5