2008-03-20 Planning Commission Minutes

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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII MINUTES MARCH 20, 2008 The Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:08 a.m. in the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Hau Room, 62-100 Kaunaoa Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, with Chairman Rodney Watanabe presiding. PRESENT: Lani Bowman ABSENT & EXCUSED: C. Kimo Alameda Takashi Domingo Andrew Iwashita Shelly Ogata Alvin Rho Rene’ Siracusa (Left at 2:08 p.m. And returned at 2:11 p.m.) Rodney Watanabe Rell Woodward Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel Christopher Yuen, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager (from 12:05 p.m.) Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner (from 12:05 p.m.) Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner The Chair introduced the Commissioners and staff. REZ 866 & SMA 379 The Commission took up the following three items simultaneously PLANNING DIRECTOR at 9:08 a.m. with 3 people from the public in attendance. KOHALA LLC ST KAHUA 1, NORTH KOHALA INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR (SMA USE PERMIT NO. 379) Continued hearing on the revocation of Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit No. 379, which allowed the development of a 50-lot single-family residential subdivision. The property involved, owned by Kohala LLC, is located along the southwest (makai) side of Akoni Pule st Highway and the Kohala Ranch Subdivision, Kahua 1, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-1:8. APPLICANT: KOHALA LLC (REZ 866) Continued hearing on an amendment to Condition C (time to secure final subdivision approval) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 97-102, which rezoned 37.88 acres of land from an Agricultural 5-acre (A-5a) to a Single-Family Residential 15,000-square foot (RS-15) district. The property involved is located along the southwest (makai) side of Akoni Pule Highway and st the Kohala Ranch Subdivision, Kahua 1, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-1:8. 1