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Home My WebLink About2004-04-02 Planning Commission Agenda NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND HEARINGS PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAIÒI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of matters to be considered by the Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Cha Revised Statutes, Section 6-4.3 of the Charter of the County of Hawaii, and the Planning CommissionÓs Rules of Practice and Procedure. DATE: Friday, April 2, 2004 TIME: 9:00 a.m. PLACE: County Building, Councilroom - Room 201 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii NEW BUSINESS Î 9:00 a.m. APPLICANT: J. OSHIRO (REZ 04-001) 1. Change of Zone for 12,787 square feet of land from an Open (O) t Commercial Mixed (MCX-10) district. The property is bordered by Kanoelehua Avenue, Hualani Street, and Railroad Avenue, Waiakea, South Hilo TMK: 2-2-35:73. APPLICANT: STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING 2. AND GENERAL SERVICES (SP 04-002) Special Permit to allow the construction of a 70-foot high self-supporting communication tower with mounted antennas, equipment building, and supporting facilities on approximately 7,200 square feet of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The area involved is approximately 0.9 mile mauka of the Kohala Mountain Road and in the vicinity of the Kahua Ranch complex, Kahuihui, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-2: portion of 2. NEW BUSINESS Î 9:30 a.m. APPLICANT: EDMOND AKIONA Î ARCHITECT (UP 04-001) 3. Use Permit to allow the establishment of a church (The Church of Latter-Day Saints) and related improvements on 4 acres of land zoned Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) and situated within the State Land Use Urban district. The property is located along the northwest side of Ponahawai Street, approximately 1,360 feet east (makai) of the Ponahawai Street Î Komohana Street intersection, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-36:19. APPLICANT: MICHAEL AND MISATO MORTARA (SP 04-001) 4. Special Permit to allow the establishment of an art studio on 39,608 square feet of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located between the Volcano Highway (State Highway 11) and the old Volcano Road, approximately 200 feet west (Ka'u side) of Alii Kane Street and approximately 1 mile east (Keaau side) of the Volcano Solid Wast Royal Hawaiian Estates Subdivision, Keaau, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-1-17:88 and 89. MINUTES January 16, 2004; February 6, 2004; February 20, 2004; March 5, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Status of appeals filed on Planning Commission decisions - Corporation Counsel Other Commission matters ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT 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 w 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 that is irrelevant or unduly repetitious may be limited by the Chairperson pursuant to Rule 1. Maps showing the general locations 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, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720 and at the Planning Department Kona Office, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona, HawaiÒi 96740. Pursuant to Rule 4, Contested Case Procedure, of the County of HawaiÒi Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure, any person seeking to intervene as a party to a contested case hearing on item nos. 2, 3 and 4 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 CommissionÓs 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 Standing in a Contested Case Hearing.Ñ The written petition/request shall be filed with the Planning Commission at Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, HawaiÒi 96720, and accompanied by a filing fee of $100 payable t 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. Rule 4 may also be viewed at the County of Hawaii website (http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us). Any disabled person requiring special assistance or person requiring auxiliary aid and/or services to participate in the hearing should contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 five (5) working days prior to the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made. PLANNING COMMISSION Fred Galdones, Chairperson Earl K. Fujikawa, 1st Vice Chairperson Hannah K. Springer, 2nd Vice Chairperson (Hawaii Tribune Herald: March 12, 2004) (West Hawaii Today: March 12, 2004)