2014-07-03 Hearing Transcript - Scott Watson Amend SMA 450

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 3, 2014 Scott Watson (Amend SMA 450) A regularly advertised hearing on the application of was called to order at 11:09 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Myles Miyasato presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Myles Miyasato, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono. 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, from 9:37 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.), Melody Parker (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director from 9:13 a.m. to 12:39 p.m.), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Sarah Hata-Finley (Secretary), Kim Tanaka (Secretary), and Melissa Dacayanan (Planning Commission Support Technician). And approximately 14 people from the public in attendance. 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. NOTE: At 9:29 a.m., it was moved by Commissioner Moses and seconded by Commissioner Ono to take testimony out of order regarding Item No. 5 (Scott Watson, Amend SMA 450). The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. The following is the testimony of Gary Olympia. MIYASATO: Commissioners, if there are no objections, I would like to take testimony out of order for Applicant No. 5, Scott Watson. This testifier needs to catch a plane back to the mainland, so if there are no objections. MASUNAGA: You need a motion to take that back up. MIYASATO: Can I have a motion to have testimony, this one testifier out of order? 1 EXHIBIT E