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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
MINUTES
JANUARY 15, 2015
The Leeward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:35 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, Thomas Hickcox, Collin Kaholo,
Barbara Nobriga, Keith Unger and Thomas Whittemore
ALSO PRESENT: Bobby Command (Deputy Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Planner),
Christian Kay (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary)
And three people from the public in attendance.
A quorum was present. Chair Beaudet called the meeting to order, and introduced the
Commissioners and staff to members of the public.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No statements were presented under this section of the
agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
APPLICANTS: ROBERT HIND III AND MARGARET HIND (REZ 14-181)
Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) to a Single Family
Residential-20,000 square feet (RS-20) zoning district for approximately 35,414 square feet of
land. The property is located west of Spencer Road, approximately 500 feet southwest of the
Spencer Road-Hoku‘ula Road intersection, Waimea Homesteads, South Kohala, Hawai‘i,
TMK: 6-5-011:030.
The Commission took up this item at 9:37 a.m. with no one from the public in attendance.
(SEE EXHIBIT A)
MINUTES – The Commission took up the following minutes at 9:48 a.m.:
December 18, 2014 – It was moved by Commissioner Hickcox that the minutes be approved as
submitted. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS – The Commission took up the following matters at 9:49 a.m.:
1.Status of applications heard by Leeward Planning Commission that are pending before
County Council. – Mr. Darrow presented the following updates:
County Council initiated Bill No. 266 relating to subdivision applications: The Council
Planning Committee has voted to send a favorable recommendation to the full Council.
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Planning Director initiated amendment to the Zoning Code relating to regulations for
dwellings within the Industrial-Commercial Mixed Zoning: The Council Planning
Committee has continued its hearing to allow the Planning Director to address some of
the Committee members’ concerns primarily about potential conflicts between industrial
and residential uses.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Mr. Darrow announced that the next meeting was scheduled for February
19, 2015, with tentatively several items on the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT – There being no further business, at 9:53 a.m., it was moved by Commissioner
Hickcox and seconded by Commissioner Nobriga that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was
unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners.
Respectfully submitted,
Noriko Sauer, Secretary
A T T E S T:
Brandi Beaudet, Chairman
Leeward Planning Commission
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