HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09-04 Windward Planning Commission Actions
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
ACTIONS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
1.APPLICANT: PAUL OGASAWARA (REZ 14-176)
Application for a Change of Zone from Single-Family Residential-15,000 square feet
(RS-15) to Village Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) for approximately 1 acre of
land. The property is located on the northeast side of Pāhoa Village Road, approximately
410 feet northwest of its intersection with Post Office Road, Nānāwale Homesteads, Puna,
Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-5-014:005.
Favorable recommendation with conditions to the County Council.
2.APPLICANT: DAVID AND BRENDA CAMACHO (REZ 14-177)
Application for a Change of Zone from Agricultural 1-acre (A-1a) to Neighborhood
Commercial-20,000 square feet (CN-20) for approximately 1.02 acres of land. The property
is located along the south side of Ponahawai Street approximately 780 feet east (makai) of
the Komohana Street and Ponahawai Street intersection, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawai’i,
TMK: 2-3-037:012.
Favorable recommendation with conditions to the County Council.
3.APPLICANT: SURE FOUNDATION (USE 14-050)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the establishment of a church and related facilities and
improvements on 2.175 acres of land zoned Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) and situated within
the State Land Use Urban district. The property is located along the northwest side of
Ponahawai Street, immediately adjacent to and east (makai) of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, Ponahawai, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-3-036:022.
Approved with conditions.
4.APPLICANT: OCEAN VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. (SPP 14-164)
Application for a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a church and related
improvements on 4.057 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural
District. The project site is located at 92-1416 Coral Parkway, approximately 175 feet
northeast of the Ginger Blossom Lane – Coral Parkway intersection, Hawaiian Ocean View
Estates, Ka`u, Hawai`i, TMK: 9-2-002:012.
Approved with conditions.
5.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.
Favorable recommendation to the County Council.
6.CLAIMANT: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Discussion and action on a claim for the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund
that includes a recommendation from the claims adjuster, for the following community
approved geothermal impact mitigation project:
Geothermal Public Health Study - $750,000
a.
Funding to conduct a public health study of up to three years to determine if there are
health effects on Puna residents that can be linked to geothermal energy development that
will focus on effects on central nervous system, respiratory and anxiety disorder
symptom functions.
Accept the claim adjuster’s recommendation and to award $750,000 from the Geothermal
Asset Fund to conduct a Geothermal Public Health Study with the additional request to
seek additional input from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) with annual reports to the Commission on the status of the
Request for Proposal (RFP).
7.APPLICANT: SCOTT WATSON (Amend SMA 450)
Continued hearing regarding applicant’s request 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.
Motion to approve the amendment to Condition 11 of SMA 450, as outlined in Chris
Yuen’s submittal dated 9/4/14, with findings and conditions to be worked out between the
department and the Applicant failed due to the lack of a second, and with lack of a
subsequent motion, this amendment request is considered denied.
8.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.
Hearing will include discussion and further action, if necessary, on the Planning
Director’s request, on behalf of the Commission, for an informal opinion from the Board
of Ethics regarding the legal representation by a former County employee of a potential
intervenor in proceedings involving this amendment request.
Deny Standing to Petitioner Susann Tita to participate in a contested case hearing.
Approved with conditions.
Minutes of the July 3, 2014 Meeting – Approved.