2014-05-15 Leeward Exh A (SPP 14-161)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 15, 2014 KENNETH OKAGI AND ERIN RENE A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SPP-14-161) was called to order at 9:37 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Brandi Beaudet presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Brandi Beaudet, Geraldine Giffin, Thomas Hickcox, Collin Kaholo, Barbara Nobriga and Thomas Whittemore ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And eight people from the public in attendance. APPLICANTS: KENNETH OKAGI AND ERIN RENE (SPP-14-161) Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a 5-room Bed and Breakfast operation within two existing dwellings situated on a 1.428-acre lot in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the northeast (mauka) side of Lower Napo‘opo‘o Road (82-5856 Napo‘opo‘o Road), Kahauloaiki, South Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 8-2-008:057. BEAUDET: Today’s first agenda item is Applicants Kenneth Okagi and Erin Rene, application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a five-room bed and breakfast operation within two existing dwellings situated on a 1.428-acre lot in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located along the northeast, or mauka, side of Lower Nāpo‘opo‘o Road in South Kona, Hawai‘i. Darrow? DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission. COMMISSIONERS: Good morning. DARROW: Beautiful day here in Kona. Our first applicants, as mentioned, are Kenneth Okagi and Erin Rene. The location of this subject application is within the South Kona District. More specifically, we are looking in the Kealakekua area; this is Kealakekua Bay on the left side of your map; running through the middle of the map in a northwest-southeast direction is the Hawai‘i Belt Road, which brings us to the intersection of Nāpo‘opo‘o Road; and the subject application is identified with a black outline on the lower portion of the map. We’ll zoom in a little closer; again, for reference we have the Lower Nāpo‘opo‘o Road; the subject property is identified with a black outline. The different colors on the map represent the County zoning for the area; the lighter green represents Agricultural-5 acres; to the right you’ll see some green, darker green, as Agricultural-1 acre; and then the blue, which incorporates the applicant’s property, is identified as Family Agricultural-1 acre. This is the General Plan LUPAG designation for the property, the Land Use 1 EXHIBIT A