2016-03-03 Hearing Transcript - Milo Street Ventures SLU 15-045 REZ 15-197

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MARCH 3, 2016 MILO STREET VENTURES A regularly advertised hearing on the applications of (SLU 15-045/REZ 15-197) was called to order at 9:02 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Charles Heaukulani presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Charles Heaukulani, Donn Dela Cruz, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. 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 7 people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: MILO STREET VENTURES INC. (SLU-15-045/REZ-15-197) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to the Urban District and a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a) to a Limited Industrial- 20,000 square feet (ML-20) zoning district for approximately 2.082 acres of land. The property is located at 16-685 Milo Street, which is on the south side of Milo Street approximately 400 feet east of the Kea‘au Bypass Road and Milo Street intersection, Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 1-6- 152:020. HEAUKULANI: At this time, I’d like to go to number one on our agenda and, Jeff, ask if you could bring us up to speed, please. DARROW: Sure, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission and Mr. Chairman. If I can direct your attention to our first presentation as mentioned. Our first applicant is Milo Street Ventures, Inc. They’re requesting a State Land Use Boundary Amendment as well as a Change of Zone. For reference, the subject property is located within the Puna District of Hawaiʽi. More specifically, we’re looking in the Keaʽau area, and the subject property is identified with a black outline. For reference, we have Volcano Highway running through the middle of the map in a north-south direction, and then we have the Pāhoa Bypass Road, and the subject application would be located on the Milo Street area. This is a closer view showing the County zoning of the area. The different colors represent the different types of County zonings that we have. The subject property is identified with a black 1 EXHIBIT A