2012-07-19 Leeward Exh B - Bill No. 255

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 19, 2012 COUNTY COUNCIL INITIATED BILL NO. 255 A regularly advertised hearing on the REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 08-150 was called to order at 10:54 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Vice Chair Lani Bowman presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Lani Bowman, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Wayne Iokepa and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Geraldine Giffin and Richard Nelson, III ALSO PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Kiran Emler (Department of Public Works, Engineering Division – until 11:45 a.m.) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 14 people from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: COUNTY COUNCIL Bill No. 255 regarding an amendment to Ordinance No. 08-150 which amended Ordinance No. 465, which reclassified lands from Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) to Neighborhood Commercial-7,500 square feet (CN-7.5). Amendment seeks to delete Condition E that currently restricts use of the property to a visitor center and related uses due to flood hazards. The property is situated adjacent to the southeast of the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kealakekua, South Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 8-2-013: Portion of 2. BOWMAN: I would like to call the Hawai‘i Leeward Planning Commission back to order. We are now on New Business, initiated by the County Council, Bill No. 255 regarding an amendment to Ordinance No. 08-150, which amended Ordinance No. 465, which reclassified lands from Agricultural-1 acre to Neighborhood Commercial-7,500 square feet. Amendment seeks to delete Condition E that currently restricts use of the property to a visitor center and related uses due to flood hazards. The property is situated adjacent to the southeast of the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Kealakekua, South Kona. Staff, please. ARAI: Thank you very much. If I may direct your attention to the presentation board. The subject property is located in the South Kona District on the mauka side of the Māmalahoa Highway, which is this white line running left to right across the map. For orientation, this intersection where I’m pointing to is where the new bypass highway will intersect the Māmalahoa Highway, and this area indicated in pink is zoned Commercial; basically directly across the street is the Manago Hotel as a point of reference. Zooming in a little bit closer with the Māmalahoa Highway in this particular location here, and this road running mauka is Kinue Road. The Greenwell Park is located in this location here just to the southeast, and the Yano Hall and the Fire Department and Police Department complexes are located in this particular location here. Surrounding properties are 1 EXHIBIT B