2013-07-11 Windward Transcript Hirakami

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 11, 2013 STEVEN AND LYNDA HIRAKAMI A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (USE 13-040) was called to order at 9:39 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Wallace Ishibashi presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Wallace Ishibashi, Myles Miyasato, Charles Heaukulani, and Gregory Henkel STAFF PRESENT: Molly Stebins (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) ABSENT & EXCUSED: Raylene Moses and Stephen Ono And 11 people from the public in attendance APPLICANT: STEVEN AND LYNDA HIRAKAMI (USE 13-040) Application for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of a medical clinic and accessory uses on 1.31 acres of land situated within the Single-Family Residential (RS-10) zoning district. The property is located on the south side of Pāhoa Village Road across from Sacred Heart Catholic Church between Paul’s Repair station and Ka‘ohe Homestead Road, Pāhoa, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-5-114:022. ISHIBASHI: The next item, Item 2 on the agenda, Steven and Lynda Hirakami. ARAI: Good morning Commissioners. If I may direct your attention to the presentation screen. The second item on today’s agenda is a request by Steven and Lynda Hirakami for a special permit (sic). Before I get into the details of the special permit (sic), I would like to orient you as to the location of the subject property. It is located within the town of Pāhoa. Just for orientation the area indicated with the yellow, brown and pink colors is basically Pāhoa town, at least the commercial, residential and commercial core of Pāhoa town. This thicker white line running from the top to the bottom of the screen is the Pāhoa Bypass. And where my pointer is showing is basically the old Pāhoa Village Road that runs right through the center of town. The next slide will show me zooming into Pāhoa town. As you can see you have the pink which represents the Village Commercial zoning district within Pāhoa town. The mustard color represents the Single-Family Residential zoning district, and the green color that surround this area is your Agricultural zoning designation. The subject property is situated here outlined in red. It sits on lands designated Single-Family Residential 10,000 square feet minimum lot size. And you can see its proximity to the Commercial area in Pāhoa town. Because of its location on 1 EXHIBIT B