2012-11-15 Leeward Exh C - Hussey

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 15, 2012 ELWIN F. HUSSEY (Amend REZ 655) A regularly advertised hearing on the application of was called to order at 12:31 p.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Lani Bowman, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Richard Nelson, III and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Wayne Iokepa ALSO PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner), Kiran Emler (Department of Public Works, Engineering Division) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 17 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: ELWIN F. HUSSEY (Amend REZ 655) Amendment to Condition C (time extension to secure final subdivision approval) of Change of Zone Ordinance No. 07-106, which amended Change of Zone Ordinance 02-21, which amended Change of Zone Ordinance 98-87, which amended Change of Zone Ordinance 90-008, which rezoned 28.832 acres of land from an Agricultural 20-acre (A-20a) to an Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) zoned district. The property is located along the southeast side of Ala Kahua Drive, approximately ¾ mile mauka of the Ala Kahua Drive – Akoni Pule Highway intersection, Kohala Estates Subdivision, Kahua, North Kohala, Hawai‘i, TMK: 5-9-007:007. GIFFIN: Commissioners, we are on Agenda Item No. 3. The applicant is Elwin F. Hussey. He has applied for an amendment to Condition C, the time extension to secure final subdivision approval, of the Change or zone Ordinance No. 07-106, which amended the Change of Zone Ordinance 02- 21; I mean it goes on and on and on. But you can go ahead, Jeff. DARROW: Thank you, Madam Chair. GIFFIN: You’re welcome. DARROW: Good afternoon, Members of the Planning Commission. If I could direct your attention to our presentation. Our next applicant is Elwin F. Hussey. The location of our application is within the North Kohala District. More specifically, we are looking at the Kohala Estates Subdivision. The different colors on the map represent the different types of zoning in the area; mainly the light-shaded green, dark green and different shaded blues are Agricultural; the yellows are more Residential in zoning. Our subject application is identified with a black outline area. Again, for reference we have the Kawaihae-Māhukona road, Highway 270, running in a north-south direction. We have the Kawaihae Boat Harbor that’s located at the lower portion of our map. This large area is Hawaiian Homes Land. And we’ll zoom in a little bit so you can get a clear 1 EXHIBIT C