2016-11-03 Hearing Transcript - Edward Torrison REZ 16-213

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 3, 2016 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of EDWARD L. TORRISON (REZ 16-213) was called to order at 9:48 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aging and Disability Resource Center Training Room, 1055 Kino`ole Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Gregory Henkel presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, Gregory Henkel, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, and Raylene Moses. ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Malia Ho (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), Maija Jackson (Staff Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 17 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: EDWARD L. TORRISON (REZ 16-213) Application for a Change of Zone from a Single Family Residential -10,000 square feet (RS -10) to a Neighborhood Commercial -10,000 square feet (CN -10) zoning district for approximately 11,642 square feet of land situated between Waianuenue Avenue and Kaumana Drive at 875 Waianuenue Avenue, Pi`ihonua, South Hilo, Hawai'i, TMK: 2-3-025:063. HENKEL: Thank you. We'll now move to No. 3 on the agenda which is Edward L. Torrison, REZ 16-213. And will the Planning Department present, please? Thank you, Jeff DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, members of the Planning Commission. MIYASATO: Good morning. DARROW: As mentioned, our next Applicant is Edward L. Torrison. He is requesting a Change of Zone. For reference, the area of the subject application is within the South Hilo District of Hawaii. More specifically, we're looking in the Kaumana area. For reference, running through, diagonally through the middle of the map is Waianuenue Avenue, which breaks off into Kaumana Drive as well as Waianuenue Avenue. Running in a north -south direction, we have Komohana. As you look at the map, this represents the different zonings of the area. Just for reference, the yellow represents Low Density Urban. The pink represents Commercial zoning. The green represents Open. And, the darker green up above represents Agricultural. This purple is also representative of a Project District that was done that includes multiple types of uses within this project. It will include Single -Family, Multiple Family, as well as Commercial and medical type uses within this particular area. EXHIBIT B