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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-05 Hearing Transcript - Chris Brilhante REZ 16-203WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT MAY 5, 2016 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of CHRIS BRILHANTE (REZ 16-203) was called to order at 9:04 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Charles Heaukulani presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donn Dela Cruz. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Danny Patel (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Christian Kay (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 12 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: CHRIS BRILHANTE (REZ 16-203) Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural — 3 acre (A -3a) to a Family Agricultural - 1 acre (FA -la) zoning district for 3.576 acres of land. The property is located at the southwest end of Ho`ohoaloha Street, approximately 1,500 feet south from its intersection with Ainaola Drive, Waiakea Homestead 2nd Series, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-4-034:044. HEAUKULANL Jeff, could you give us a read on the first item on the agenda this morning? DARROW: Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, Members of the Planning Commission, Mr. Chairman. If I can direct your attention to our first presentation. The Applicant is Chris Brilhante. He is requesting a Change of Zone. For reference, this subject application is located within the South Hilo District of Hawaii. More specifically, we're looking in the Waiakea-Uka area. The subject property is identified with a black outline. For reference, running through the middle of the map, we have Ainaola Drive. The subject property is, gets access off of Ho`ohoaloha Street. This is zoomed in a little closer. This is our County Zoning Map. Again, the different colors represent the different zonings in the area. For reference, again, we have Ainaola Drive, as well as Ho`ohoaloha Street, and the subject property is identified with a black outline. The light blue color represents Agricultural — 3 acre; similar zoning to the northwest and south of the subject property. The darker blue represents Family Agricultural — 1 acre. The green represents Agricultural — 1 acre. You'll notice that there have been two recent previous change EXHIBIT A of zones similar to the Applicant's request today. The first one was in 2014, and the second one was in 2015. So, these were quite recent. This is our State Land Use Boundary Map. It shows the State Land Use designations for the area. The majority of the area is Agricultural in green. Up in the upper right hand corner, we have some Urban designation. This is our General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map. It identifies the subject property as Low Density Urban, so this area is slated for Urban growth in the future. This is an aerial photo. For reference, we have Ho`ohoaloha Street providing access. The subject property does have an easement that provides access to the subject property. Currently, there is one single-family dwelling located on the subject property. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural — 3 acre to a Family Agricultural — 1 acre zoning district for 3.576 acres of land in order to subdivide the property into three lots. The newly created lots would have access via a 20 -foot wide existing easement connected to the end of Ho`ohoaloha Street and the newly created roadway easement within the subject property. The lots are intended to be conveyed to the members of the Applicant's family. This is a proposed subdivision submitted by the Applicant in the Change of Zone application. Again, for reference, we have the end of Ho`ohoaloha Street. We have the existing 20 -foot wide easement, and then the proposed layout for the three lots. The existing dwelling would be located on the first lot. These are some site photos. This is at the end of Ho`ohoaloha Street looking towards Ainaola Drive. You can see that it's fully paved with paved swales and shoulders. This is looking towards the end of the cul-de-sac with access to the subject property on the right side. And then, this is the existing 20 -foot easement as well as access onto the subject property. The single-family dwelling is located just behind the palm trees. The remainder of the lot is to the right. The Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council with the attached conditions. With that, that concludes our presentation. Thank you. HEAUKULANL Thank you, Jeff Commissioners, anyone have questions for staff? Hearing none, thank you, sir. DARROW: Thank you. 2 EXHIBIT A HEAUKULANL Could the Applicant or their representative please come forward? Good morning, sir. KERN: Good morning. HEAUKULANL Could I get you to raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Planning Commission? KERN: Yes, I do. HEAUKULANL Thank you. Zendo, could you just state your full name for the record, tell us where you reside, and what's on your mind this morning. KERN: Yeah, Zendo Kern. I reside in Kurtistown, and what's on my mind this morning is first of all, I'd like to say good morning to you folks. Good morning, Mr. Chair; good morning, fellow Commissioners; good morning, Mr. Director; good morning, staff, for working so hard. Basically, it's pretty straightforward. Jeff went through everything. I'm here to answer any questions that you may have, and I would humbly request that the Commissioners send this forward with a favorable recommendation as the Planning Director has given. HEAUKULANL Okay, so you've seen the Planning Director's report and recommendations? KERN: Yes, sir. HEAUKULANL Did you agree with the recommendations? KERN: Yes, we do. HEAUKULANL Including the conditions for approval? KERN: That's correct. HEAUKULANL Okay, anything else you want to say? KERN: None at this time. I'm happy to answer any questions, though, if there are any. HEAUKULANL Commissioners, anyone have questions for Mr. Kern? Thank you, sir. Anyone signed up to testify? No? It does not look as if we have anyone signed up to testify. Anyone here have anything you want to say on this matter? Commissioners, I'd ask for a motion to close public testimony, please. MOSES: I make a motion to close public testimony. HEAUKULANL Thank you, Commissioner Moses. 3 EXHIBIT A IKEDA: Second. HEAUKULANL A second by Commissioner Ikeda. All in favor signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONERS: Aye. HEAUKULANL Opposed? None. Motion to close public testimony carries. Commissioners, is there a motion for action? MOSES: I move that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the application for Change of Zone, Docket No. REZ 16-203, based on the Planning Director's recommendations, findings, and proposed conditions which shall be adopted. IKEDA: Second. HEAUKULANL Motion by Commissioner Moses; a second by Commissioner Ikeda. Any discussion? Commissioners, no discussion? Jeff, please call the roll. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With that, we'll take the roll call. Commissioner Moses? MOSES: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Ikeda? IKEDA: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Henkel? HENKEL: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Miyasato? MIYASATO: Aye. DARROW: And Mr. Chairman. HEAUKULANL Aye. DARROW: The motion passes five to zero. HEAUKULANL Thank you, Zendo. We'll send it to you in writing. 4 EXHIBIT A KERN: Okay, thank you, and I just want to say thank you all for your service up there. I sat up there for many years. It's amazing, and thank you all for being here doing this. And thank you for the favorable recommendation. Bye. The discussion ended at 9:12 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Sarah Y. Hata-Finley, Secretary Windward Planning Commission 5 EXHIBIT A