2013-07-18 Leeward Exh A - Teshima

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 18, 2013 HAROLD TESHIMA (REZ-13-165) A regularly advertised hearing on the application of was called to order at 10:00 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 Brandi Beaudet presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Richard Nelson, III and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Geraldine Giffin ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Kiran Emler (Department of Public Works, Engineering Division) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And approximately 50 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT:HAROLD TESHIMA (REZ-13-165) Change of Zone from an Agricultural–5 acres (A-5a) to a Family Agricultural–2 acre (FA-2a) zoning district for a 2-acre portion of a larger 7.662-acre parcel. The property is located along the northeast (mauka) side of the Old Government Road (also known as Hooper Road or Hooper Villa Road), approximately 900 feet north from the intersection of Kuakini Highway and Hawai‘i Belt nd Road, Maihi 2, North Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-9-003: Portion of 033. BEAUDET: Second Agenda Item this morning will now be the application of Harold Teshima, REZ-13-165, for a change of zone from Agricultural-5 acres to Family Ag-2. Sorry, one second. I’m sorry, I’ll continue again. Change of Zone application REZ 13-000165 for a change of zone from Agricultural-5 acres to Family Agricultural-2 acres, FA-2a, for two acres, for property located along the northeast side of the Old Government Road, Hooper Road, approximately 900 feet north from the intersection of Kuakini Highway and Hawai‘i Belt Road, and located in North Kona, TMK: 7-9-003: portion of 033. Staff? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I can direct your attention to our presentation. As mentioned, our next applicant is Harold Teshima requesting a change of zone. The area of this subject request is within the North Kona District of Hawai‘i. More specifically, we are looking in the general area of Honalo where Kuakini, Māmalahoa and Old Māmalahoa meet. The subject property is identified with a black outline, and again, we have north at the top of the map, south on the lower, west on the left and east on the right. This is a closer view of the subject property, identified with a black outline. Honalo would be just to the south of the property. For reference you might be familiar with the Kona Coffee Villas project, the multi-family affordable rental project, that’s located directly across the street. For reference we have Kuakini Highway, we have Old Māmalahoa Highway, and we have Hooper Road, which is a narrow road that provides access to the subject property. Again, the different colors on the map represent the zonings in the area; the 1 EXHIBIT A