HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-01 PL-REZ-2025-000083 Opposition Testimony from Jeffrey Mermel, Volcano CA From: Jeffrey Mermel
To: WPCtestimony
Subject: In OPPOSITION to rezoning request by WILLIAM C. MORRIS/PL-REZ-2025-000083
Date: Monday,September 1,2025 11:11:23 PM
To the gentle people at the Windward Planning Commission:
Re: Opposition to Rezoning Request to CV-20 (Commercial,
Village— 20,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size)
PL-REZ-2025-000083
Applicant: William Cox Morris
TMK: (3) 1-9-005:006 (portion)
• The location of this lot is outside of the intended
commercial zone as designated in the Puna
Community Development Plan (PCDP) and the
Volcano Community Development Plan
(VCDP)2015.
• If this rezone to CV-20 is allowed to go forward,
that will set a precedent for the neighboring lot
owners to apply for Commercial rezoning. This
type of development would bring pin-to-pin
clearing of the native ohi'a forest and large areas
of paving for parking lots on the Old Volcano
Highway frontage.
• Thus I respectfully request that the lot rezone
request be denied.
Mahalo for your kind consideration.
Jeffrey Mermel
President Emeritus
Volcano Community Association