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March 16, 1937
Richard ueo, Pastor
Hilo
{� Baptist Church
1338 Komohana Street
:filo, HI 96720
Boar Pastor uejo;
Use Permit Application
TJAK 2-4-56:Portion of 14
The Manning Commission at its duly held public bearing on,
March 11, 1987, voted to approve your application, Use Permit
No. 46, to allow the establishment of a church and related'
improvements at Makes, South Hilo, Hawaii.
Approval of this request is based on the following:
The, granting of the proposed use will be consistent with
the general purpose of the zoned district, the intent and
purpose of the Zoning Code, and the County General Plana The
establishment of a church facility situated in the County's
Residential zone district with a minimum 10,000 square feet of
land area may be allowed through the granting of a Use Permit by
the County Planning Commission. it should be further noted that
the goals of the Land use element of the General Plan states to
"Designate and allocate land uses in appropriate proportions and
in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments
of the County." The County General Plan designates this area
for Low Density uses and the Hilo community Development Plan
designates this area for Residential uses. it is felt that the
granting of this request at this particular location will still
maintain the present residential environment of this area of
Hilo. The proposed church development will be a orae -story
building, approximately 29 feet in height, with approximately
2,432 square feet of floor area, and a seating capacity of
approximately 155 seats. Therefore, from a physical standpoint,
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Pastor Richard uejo
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the low Profile building development will he compatible with ` the
existing church development to the east and the adjacent v
University of Hawaii at Hilo campus development across the
street. There is a major flood drainage channel on the west
boundary tisk of the subject ?property which serves as a buffer
between the Reside tial s°..:}mifdivi,sion and the aro' oS^e' j
development. The s?rope:"'s°`y is of suf0cient size (2.916 acres)
to provide for auxgnate setbacks and buffers to minimize any
other :rag=a;•ts from the proposed use.
The propoW use will not be materially detrimental to the
public welfare nor cauze4 suhptantixa3 adverse impact to the
community's character or to surrounding properties. The
property is bounded on the east by another church facility; the
NOW Flood Channel to the west; and the University of Hawaii
at Hilo r:3mpus across the street. The Proposed church will be
developed along the western portion of the subject property with
approximately a 30 -foot front yard setback frok Lanikaula
Street. AIR Off-street parking area for 53 stalls is planned.
The use of the church complex, , aurin weekdays and weekends as
represented by the petitioner should not interfere with nor
cause any socia_', or physical, imPaCtg to the surrounding
:arca sertieas. However, to minimize any social or physical impacts
as well as to enhance the appearance of the development, the
installation of the landscaping buffers and an additional
overflow parking area are being recommended as a condition of
approval.
The granting of the proposed use will not unreasonably
burden public ic agencies to provide roads and streets, sewer,
water, drainage, schools, police and fire protection and other
related infrastructure. Since all essential utilities and
services are available to the property, the granting of this
request will also be in the direction of fulfilling the lane use
Policy of the General Plan which states to promote and eancrsea.,ge
the utilization of, urban areas which are serviced by basic,,
community facilities and utilities. As sun_he from an impact
standpoint, the introduction of this new church facility will
not have any major physical impacts on time area. The property
is provided with all essential utilities and services. The
traffic in the area is expected to increase. However, i,anikaula
Street which serves as the ;Main access to the subject property
is a 66 -foot right-of-way with approximately 24 feet of pavement
and sidewalks on the University side of the street. There are
grass shou.4.:`erz fronting the Property from the € dgeu of the
Pastor Richard Uejo
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March 16, 1987
existing 'pavement. As such, while traffic in the area may
increase, it is expected to be quite negligible in teras of the
overall tragic flow.
Approval of this Use Permit request is subject to the following
conditions:
1. The petitioner, successors or its assigns shall comply with
all of the stated conditions of approval.
2. The plans for the proposed church facility, including a
parking and detailed landscaping plan, shall be submitted
for. Plan Approval review within one year from the effective
date of approval of the Use Permit. All parking for the
church function` shall be maintained on the subject
property to ensure that on -street parking will not occur on
Lanikaula Street. An overflow parking area should be
provided for on the subject property and shall be
delineated on the clans submitted for Man approval.. The
detailed landscaping plan shall include a minimum ten -foot
dice landscaping strip along the property's frontage along
Lanikaula street: and landscaping medials within the parking
lot area.
3. The construction of the proposed church and related
improvements shall commence within one year from the
effective date of final Plan Approval and be completed
within two ;tears thereafter.
4. All proposed improvements relative: to access, drainage,
grading, etc. shall comply with the requirements of the
Department of Public Works.
S. All other applicable County and State rules, regulations
and requirements shall be complied with, including, those of
the Department of Mater Supply and the State Department of
Health.
". The Planning Director may administratively grant extensions
to the foregoing conditions. Further, should the Director
determine that any of the conditions have not been met or
substantially complied with in a timely fashion, the
Director shall initiate procedures to nullify the use
Permit.
Pastor Richard U00
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March 16® 1987
please feel free to contact the Planning Departnent if there are
any questions on this matter.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Krieger
Chairman, Planning Commission
cc: Department of Public Works
Department of Water SuPPlY
County Real Property TaX Division
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bee: Plan Approval Section