2011-07-21 Leeward Exh B - LDS Church

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 21, 2011 THE CORPORATION OF THE A regularly advertised hearing on the application of PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (SPP 11-118/USE 11-25) was called to order at 9:55 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Brandi Beaudet, Chair Pro Tem, presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Wayne Iokepa, Richard Nelson and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Lani Bowman and Geraldine Giffin STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager, until 10:30 a.m.), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Deanne Bugado (Staff Planner) And approximately 13 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS(SPP 11-118/USE 11-25) Applications for a Special Permit and a Use Permit to allow the construction and establishment of a church meeting house and related improvements on 5.273 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District and the County’s Single Family Residential (RS-15) zoned district. The property is located at 81-6493 Hawai‘i Belt Road, which is at the northwest corner of the intersection of Hawai‘i Belt Road (Māmalahoa Highway) and Onouli Road at Onouli1st, South Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 8-1-004:005. BEAUDET: Next on the agenda is The Corporation of The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Use Permit Application 11-000025. Would the applicant or representatives please come forward? DARROW: Could we -? BEAUDET: Oh, I’m sorry. Staff will do the presentation first. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. If I can direct your attention to our presentation. Our next application is the applicant is The Corporation of The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They are requesting a Special Permit and a Use Permit to be able to establish a church meeting house and related improvements on 5.273 acres. The location of our application is within the South Kona District. More specifically, we are looking just south of Kealakekua. This is in Onouli, in fact, it’s on the corner of Onouli Road and 1 EXHIBIT B