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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-01HEARINGTRANSCRIPT-RICHARD & CINDY VOGEL SPP09-077 WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 1, 2014 Richard and Cindy Vogel (Amend A regularly advertised hearing on the application of SPP 09-077) was called to order at 9:31 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Ronald Gonzales presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Wallace A. Ishibashi, Jr., Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono. ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Myles Miyasato. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Amy Self (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary), and Melissa Dacayanan (Planning Commission Support Technician). And approximately 13 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANTS:RICHARD AND CINDY VOGEL (Amend SPP 09-077) Amendment to Special Permit No. 09-077 to increase the number of permitted bed and breakfast bedrooms units from one (1) bedroom unit to three (3) bedroom units. Special Permit No. 09- 077 was originally approved to allow the establishment of a 1-bedroom bed and breakfast establishment within an existing 4-bedroom single family dwelling situated on 1-acre of land within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at 13-3357 Ho‘okupu Street, Leilani Estates Subdivision, Keahialaka, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-3-31:66. GONZALES: Item No. 3 is Richard and Cindy Vogel, amendment to Special Permit 09-077. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I can direct your attention to our presentation. This is an amendment to Special Permit No. 09-97 (sic). This is an existing special permit for a one- bedroom bed and breakfast that was approved back in 2009. The area of the subject application is within the Puna district, more specifically, we’re looking at Leilani Estates Subdivision. Access would be from the Pāhoa-Kalapana Road. Pāhoa would be on the upper left portion of the map. Kalapana-Kaimu area would be more south from this area. Access would be on Leilani Boulevard from the highway, and the subject property is near the rear of the subdivision identified with a black outline. We’ll zoom in a little closer. As you can see, the colors on the map are mainly light green which represent Agricultural – 1 acre zoning, County zoning. This is on Ho‘okupu Street. 1 EXHIBIT C This is an aerial photo. Again, we have Ho‘okupu Street running through the middle of the map in a north-south direction. The subject property is identified with a red outline. Again, you can see that there are scattered dwellings in the area, but mainly quite a bit of vacant land. The applicants are requesting an amendment to Special Permit No. 09-97 (sic) to allow two additional bed and breakfast units to the one unit bed and breakfast operation within their existing four-bedroom single family dwelling. The objective is to provide a quiet three-bedroom B&B for guests who seek a quiet authentic local experience. The operation will provide the applicants with an opportunity to share their residence and bring additional economic growth to the area and local businesses. This is the plot plan or floor plan of the existing single family dwelling. Originally, there was one bedroom. They’re adding in two additional bedrooms. The applicants and owners reside within this dwelling, bedroom. There is a pool as well as a garage on the property. This is a closer up of the aerial. We have Ho‘okupu Street on the left side of the map. You can see the single family dwelling as well as the pool and the garage. And you can see that it’s quite protected by a quite a number of existing trees in the area. This is on Ho‘okupu looking towards Leilani Boulevard. A little wet that day. This is looking directly at the applicant’s driveway with the subject dwelling in the back, and this is a closer up view. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission approve this amendment for the additional two bedrooms. That concludes our presentation. Thank you. GONZALES: Any questions for staff? Mr. Ono. ONO: Clarification. The request, is that for existing bedrooms to convert? The existing bedrooms or is that an additional bedroom that they plan to build. DARROW: These would be existing bedrooms so the house was already constructed as a four- bedroom residence. So they’re just adding in two additional existing bedrooms to the bed and breakfast operation. ONO: Thank you. GONZALES: Any other questions? Thank you. DARROW: Thank you. GONZALES: Will the applicant please come forward? VOGEL (CINDY): Good morning. GONZALES: Good morning. Would you raise your right hands, please? Do you swear to tell the truth before the Windward Planning Commission today? VOGEL (CINDY): Yes. 2 EXHIBIT C VOGEL (RICHARD): We do. GONZALES: Okay, will you state your name, where you live, and go ahead. VOGEL (CINDY): Cindy and Richard Vogel. We live at the residence at 13-3357 Ho‘okupu in Pāhoa. GONZALES: Anything you want to say? All good? VOGEL (CINDY): Everything’s all good. Now we’d just like to provide additional accommodations. The need is there, and the community that comes to this area really appreciates the local environment in Pāhoa. GONZALES: Okay, you’ve read the Director’s Recommendations? VOGEL (CINDY): Yes. GONZALES: You’re in agreement— VOGEL (CINDY) --yes we are— GONZALES: --with the conditions? Okay, very good. VOGEL (CINDY): Thank you. GONZALES: Any questions? Thank you. VOGEL (CINDY): Thank you. GONZALES: All right. Commissioners, a motion would be in order. I’d like to state for the record, too, there is no public testimony. HENKEL: I’d like to move that Special Permit No. 09-000077 be approved by the Commission with conditions set by the Planning Director. DARROW: For clarification, this would be the amendment to Special Permit No. 09-97 (sic)? HENKEL: So corrected. DARROW: Thank you. ISHIBASHI: Second. GONZALES: All right. Motion to approve by Commissioner Henkel, seconded by Commissioner Ishibashi. Any discussion, Commissioners? Okay, I guess we take a vote. 3 EXHIBIT C DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion before us is to approve the amendment request for Special Permit 09-, I’m sorry, 09-77, oh, lucky I just saw that. That was my bad. Apologize. Just to clarify, if we can, 09-77. Thank you. With that, we’ll take the roll call. Commissioner Henkel? HENKEL: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Ishibashi? ISHIBASHI: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Heaukulani? HEAUKULANI: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Moses? MOSES: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Ono? ONO: Aye. DARROW: And Mr. Chairman. GONZALES: Aye. DARROW: The motion passes six to zero. GONZALES: Thank you. You’ll be informed in writing. DARROW: Thank you. The discussion ended at 9:38 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Y. Hata-Finley, Secretary Windward Planning Commission 4 EXHIBIT C