HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-07-03 Windward Planning Commmission Actions
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
ACTIONS
JULY 3, 2014
1.APPLICANT: LK & RR ENTERPRISES, LLC (REZ 14-174)
Application for a Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-
10) to Neighborhood Commercial-10,000 square feet (CN-10) for approximately 22,500
square feet of land. The property is located on the east side of Hīnano Street, approximately
100 feet south of its intersection with Hualani Street, Waiākea House Lots, Waiākea, South
Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-2-034: 072.
Favorable recommendation to County Council with conditions.
2.APPLICANT: JAS W. GLOVER, LTD. (SPP 14-162)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a new quarry site on
approximately 85.338 acres of a 140.368-acre property situated within the State Land Use
Agricultural District. The project site is located southeast of the Hawai‘i National Guard Site
and Hilo International Airport and approximately 3,000 feet southwest of the County's Sewer
Treatment Plant Site at Honohononui, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: (3) 2-1-013: Portion of
004.
Approved with conditions and transmitted to the State Land Use Commission for final
determination.
3.APPLICANT: ASIA PACIFIC GROUP, LLC (FORMERLY POLOKE FARMS LLC)
(AMENDMENT TO SPP 09-095)
Amendments to Special Permit No. 09-000095, including a 1-year time extension to comply
with Condition 2 (Secure Final Plan Approval); the deletion of all references for a weekly
country market in Conditions 3, 4 & 8; reduce special events from 20 to 6 events (Condition
5); and rewrite Condition 6 (Definition of special events). The property is located along the
north (makai) side of Highway 19 and east of the Waimea Country Club golf course near the
51-mile marker, Waikoekoe, Hāmākua, Hawai‘i, TMK: 4-7-007: 040.
Approved with conditions.
4.APPLICANT: AT&T MOBILITY (USE 14-048)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new telecommunication facility,
including a 185-foot tall steel monopole with 8-foot tall panel antennas and related facilities
within a 5,625 square-foot portion of a 2-acre parcel situated in the State Land Use
Agricultural district and the County’s Agricultural 3-acre (A-3a) zoned district. The property
is located on the northwest corner of the Rose Street and Hibiscus Street intersection,
Crescent (Fern) Acres, Kea‘au, Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: 1-1-038: Portion of 002.
Approved with conditions.
5.APPLICANT: SCOTT WATSON (Amend SMA 450)
The applicant has submitted an application to amend Condition 11 of Special Management
Area (SMA) Use Permit No. 450, which originally allowed the development of an 11-lot
subdivision known today as the Pepe‘ekeō Point Subdivision. Condition 11 currently does
not allow a house or other substantial structure to be built closer than 40 feet from the top of
the sea cliff fronting the ocean. The amendment request is to change this building setback
point of reference from the top of the sea cliff to the March 4, 2010 certified shoreline which
is located makai, or seaward, of the sea cliff, and applicable to the applicant’s lot only (Lot
23). The subject property (Lot 23) is located at the end of Sugar Mill Road, just east of the
Sugar Mill Road/Beach Road intersection, Pepe‘ekeō Point Subdivision, South Hilo,
Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-8-008:151.
Continued to schedule a site visit of the property.
6.APPLICANT: HAWAIIAN ACRES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (SPP 845)
Amendment to Special Permit No. 845 to allow additional uses within the community center,
including a farmers market, and a one-year time extension to comply with Condition No. 4
(construction timeline of the community center and volunteer fire station). Special Permit
No. 845 was originally approved to allow the establishment of a volunteer fire station,
community center and related improvements situated on three (3) acres of land within the
State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at the northeast corner of the
intersection of Road 8 and Road C within the Hawaiian Acres Subdivision, Kea‘au, Puna,
Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-6-052:002.
Continued to after the Board of Ethics makes an informal opinion on the representation of
a potential Intervenor by a former County employee.
7.INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR
An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 2, Division 7, Section 25-2-71
(Applicability-Plan Approval required), Section 25-2-73 (Reserved), Section 25-2-76 (Action
of Plan Approval application), Section 25-2-77 (Review Criteria and conditions of approval);
and Article 6, Division 1, Section 25-6-3 (Application for P.U.D. permit requirements),
Section 25-6-7 (Reserved), and Section 25-6-10 (Criteria for granting a P.U.D. permit) of the
Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended). These amendments would create a
process within the Zoning Code that requires the Planning Director to review and consult
with a local design review committee for certain land use permit applications situated within
a special district to promote consistency with applicable adopted design guidelines and/or
standards.
Favorable recommendation to the County Council.
8.INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR
An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 3, Section 25-3-2 (Designation of
Special Districts); Article 4, Division 5, Section 25-4-59.2 (Exceptions to Off-Street Parking
& Loading Requirements); and Article 7 (Special District Regulations) of the Hawai‘i
County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to the establishment of a special
district to be known as the Pāhoa Village Design (“PVD”) District that includes a process for
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community review of project applications and plans, and to provide distinct requirements for
Off-Street Parking and Loading in the PVD district.
Favorable recommendation to the County Council.
9.INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR
An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Article 5 of the Hawai‘i County Code
1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), relating to zoning district regulations for dwellings within
the Industrial-Commercial Mixed (MCX) zoning district. The purpose of this amendment is
to allow multiple family residential dwelling units within the MCX zoning district.
Continued.
Minutes of the June 5, 2014 meeting – Approved.
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