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Home My WebLink About2015-09-03 Hearing Transcript - Paradise Park Baptist Church SPP 14-163 WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 PARADISE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SPP 14-163) was called to order at 9:12 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, Donn Dela Cruz, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, and Raylene Moses. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Charles Heaukulani. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And approximately 4 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT:PARADISE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH (SPP 14-163) Request to amend Special Permit No. 14-163 to include an adjoining 1-acre parcel (Parcel 124) th as part of the permit area to accommodate a new access from 24 Avenue that will allow for termination of access to Kaloli Drive as required by Condition No. 3. Special Permit No. 14-163 was approved to allow the establishment of a church and related improvements on approximately one acre of land situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The properties are located in Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision along the west side of Kaloli Drive between Naupaka rdth Avenue (23) and Ohe Avenue (24), approximately 1 mile from the Kea‘au-Pāhoa Road intersection, Kea‘au, Puna, Hawai‘i, TMK: 1-5-038:123 & 124. MIYASATO: Okay, Item No. 2, applicant Paradise Park Baptist Church. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning members of the Planning Commission. MIYASATO/MOSES/DELA CRUZ: Good morning. DARROW: If I can direct your attention to our presentation. Again, this is for Paradise Park Baptist Church. They’re requesting an amendment to their existing Special Permit No. 14-163. The area of the subject application is within the Puna District of Hawaiʽi. More specifically, we’re looking in the area of the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision, which is in close proximity to the Orchidland Subdivision. 1 EXHIBIT B For reference, moving in a north-south direction, we have the Keaʽau-Pāhoa Road or Highway 130. The subject properties are identified with a black outline. This is a closer view. This illustrates our County zoning for the area. The lighter green represents Agricultural – 1 acre, and these, majority of the properties within Paradise Park are one acre in size. The darker green represents Open zoning. There are several parcels within Hawaiian Paradise Park that are approximately 20 acres in size that were set aside for community purposes, that are zoned Open. This one’s just in that vicinity. This is our General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map. It identifies the subject parcel and surrounding areas as Rural, and you’ll notice the orange coloring that identifies Medium Density Urban. So, this is one of our Medium Density Urban nodes that was approved in Paradise Park which is also consistent with the location for the Village Center in the Puna Community Development Plan. So, the subject property would be right within that, that Village Center area. This is an aerial photo. For reference, we have Kaloli Drive running in a north-south direction. The, original subject property with the church is, is on the upper portion of the map, and the request for the amendment to add the lower parcel is identified on the lower parcel--mainly for access purposes is the request. The applicant is requesting an amendment to Special Permit No. 14-163 to include an adjoining th one-acre parcel, Parcel 124, as part of the permit area to accommodate a new access from 24 Avenue. This will allow for termination of access from Kaloli Drive as required by the existing Condition No. 3. Special Permit No. 14-163 was originally approved by the Windward Planning Commission on June 5, 2014, to allow the establishment of a church and related improvements and activities within two existing structures situated on approximately one acre of land in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision. The project is known as the “Paradise Park Baptist Church.” Condition, currently Condition No. 3 states, “The entrance to the subject property shall be from rd 23 Avenue. Direct access to the subject property from Kaloli Drive shall be prohibited after one \[(1)\] year from the effective date of the Special Permit, at which time the applicant will need to appear before the Planning Commission for an amendment.” And, so this is in compliance with Condition 3. For reference, this is the original site plan. The adjoining parcel would be on the left side which rd is now part of this map. But, for reference, we have Kaloli Drive, and we have 23 Avenue on the right side of the map. The existing church is on the left side of the parcel, and currently, they have been accessing from Kaloli Drive in this general area. This is now chained off, and they th will be providing access from 24 on the adjoining parcel to the subject property. 2 EXHIBIT B As you’ll see in some of these photos, the, the vegetation and the location of the existing rd dwelling on the property makes it very difficult to access the property from 23, and, therefore, th they’re requesting the access from 24. So, this is the current access, which again has been chained off. th This is on 24 Avenue where their new access will be located. It has been cleared, and there is a cinder driveway. This is looking at the church currently. And, this is looking towards the new driveway access from Kaloli Drive. The Planning Director is recommending that this amendment be approved with conditions. If I can just bring to your attention one or two items. Condition No. 3 has been changed to basically state that access from Kaloli Drive shall be prohibited, so from this time on, that’s no longer an option for them. And, the reason for that is because Paradise Park has a policy that any of these parcels along the main roads—unless it’s actually, that’s the only option they have if it’s on a corner. They want access from those interior roads, and they’ve requested that the Planning Department enforce those requirements. So, we’re placing that condition as Condition No. 3. And then Condition No. 7 is a new condition that we’re adding that those two parcels be consolidated to become one parcel within a period of time of one year. Also, lastly, Exhibit No. 9 is a comment we had received from Paradise Park Association in which they’re in favor of the, the request. With that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. MIYASATO: Commissioners, any questions for staff? Thank you. DARROW: Thank you. MIYASATO: Will the applicant or representatives please come forward? Good morning, could you please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaiʽi County Planning Commission? BAKER: I do. MIYASATO: Could you please state your name and residence? BAKER: My name is Reverend Leon Baker. I’m the property development committee thth chairperson. I live in Paradise Park. Address is 15-1545 9 Avenue in Kalo—excuse me, 9 Avenue there in Paradise Park. MIYASATO: Do you have any comments or a presentation? BAKER: No, no additional comments other than what has been presented. 3 EXHIBIT B MIYASATO: Okay, Commissioners, any questions for the applicant? If not, you’ve reviewed those two conditions, the amended Condition No. 3 and the additional Condition No. 7? BAKER: Yes, sir. We have looked at those amendments, and we will be complying to them. MIYASATO: Okay, thank you. No further questions for the applicant? Thank you. Commissioners, any discussion on this application? If not—any public testimony on this? Anyone wishing to testify? If not, I’ll accept a motion to close public testimony on this application. IKEDA: Move to close public testimony. MOSES: Second. MIYASATO: I have a motion by Commissioner Ikeda, seconded by Commissioner Moses. All in favor? COMMISSIONERS: Aye. MIYASATO: Any opposed? I call a close to the public testimony. If no further discussion, I’ll accept a motion on this application. IKEDA: Mr. Chairman, I move that the application for amendment to Special Permit No. 14- 163 be approved based on the Planning Director’s recommendation, findings, and proposed conditions, which shall be adopted. DELA CRUZ: Second. MIYASATO: I have a motion by Commissioner Ikeda and a second by Commissioner Dela Cruz. Any discussion on the motion? If not, call the roll. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With that, we’ll take the roll. Commissioner Ikeda? IKEDA: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Dela Cruz? DELA CRUZ: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Henkel? HENKEL: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Moses? 4 EXHIBIT B MOSES: Aye. DARROW: And Mr. Chairman. MIYASATO: Aye. DARROW: The motion passes five to zero. MIYASATO: You’ll be notified in writing. The discussion ended at 9:22 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Y. Hata-Finley, Secretary Windward Planning Commission 5 EXHIBIT B