2007-12-12 Planning Commission Minutes

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PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII MINUTES DECEMBER 12, 2007 The Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:18 a.m. at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott - Hotel, Alii I, 69275 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Hawaii, with Chairman William Graham presiding. PRESENT: William Graham ABSENT & EXCUSED: Andrew Iwashita C. Kimo Alameda Takashi Domingo Shelly Ogata Alvin Rho Rene’ Siracusa Rodney Watanabe Rell Woodward Ivan Torigoe, Deputy Corporation Counsel (Left at 3:25 p.m.) Christopher Yuen, Planning Director Norman Hayashi, Planning Program Manager Phyllis Fujimoto, Staff Planner (Left at 4:00 p.m.) Jeff Darrow, Staff Planner The Chair introduced the Commissioners and staff to members of the public. KOHALA LLC The Commission took up the following two items simultaneously ST KAHUA 1, at 9:20 a.m. with approximately 11 people from the public in NORTH KOHALA attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR a. Continued hearing on the Planning Director’s initiation of a Change of Zone (REZ 07- 000067) for 37.88 acres of land from a Single-Family Residential 15,000-square foot (RS-15) to a Residential and Agricultural 5-acre (RA-5a) district. b. Continued hearing on the repeal of 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. c. 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 st Akoni Pule Highway and the Kohala Ranch Subdivision, Kahua 1, North Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: 5-9-1:8. APPLICANT: KOHALA LLC (REZ 866/SMA 379) a. 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 1