HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-07-06 Windward Planning Commission ActionsWINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
ACTIONS
JULY 6, 2017
1. APPLICANT: VERIZON WIRELESS (USE 17-000067)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new, non -manned
telecommunication facility, consisting of a 167 -foot tall steel monopole tower and related
facilities within a 900 -square foot portion of a 1 -acre parcel of land situated in the County's
Agricultural 1 -acre (A -la) zoning district. The property is located northeast of the `Ohi`a
Avenue - Alapua Street intersection, in the Eden Roc Estates Subdivision, Kea`au, Puna,
Hawaii, TMK: 1-1-082:031.
Grant standing to Norine Fitzgerald to participate in a contested case hearing procedure.
2. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (USE
17-000069)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a 130 -foot tall, steel lattice radio
tower equipped with one microwave dish and two, 2 -way radio antennas and related
structures and improvements on approximately 2,178 square feet of land within the State
Land Use Agricultural District. The project site is situated at 92-6091 Orchid Circle Mauka
which is also the site of the Ocean View Fire Station at the intersection of Orchid Circle
Mauka and Ocean View Parkway, Ocean View, Ka`u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-2-031: Portion of
019.
Approved with conditions.
3. APPLICANT: HAWAII ISLAND DISTILLING, LLC
(SLU 17-000047/REZ 17-000218)
Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a
Change of Zone from Agricultural -20 acres (A -20a) to General Industrial -20,000 square feet
(MG -20) for approximately 6.505 acres of land. The property is located east of Highway 11
(Volcano Highway), west of Railroad Avenue, and north of Highway 130 (Kea`au-Pahoa
Highway), Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-6-141:002.
Favorable recommendation to the County Council for both applications with proposed
conditions.
4. APPLICANT: KATHRYN TYDLACKA (Amend SPP 14-172)
Request to amend Special Permit No. 14-172 to increase permitted enrollment at the Ka`u
Learning Academy public charter school from 65 students to 100 students and to allow for
related facility improvements to accommodate the increase in enrollment. Special Permit
No. 14-172 was originally approved to allow the establishment of a public charter school and
related uses with a maximum enrollment of 65 students within the former Discovery Harbour
Golf Course clubhouse which is situated on 3.69 acres of land within the State Land Use
Agricultural District. The property is located at 94-1581 Kaulua Circle, Discovery Harbour
Subdivision, Unit I, Ka'u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-4-001:019.
Approved with conditions.
Minutes of June 1, 2017 — Approved.
WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
ACTIONS
JULY 6, 2017
1. APPLICANT: VERIZON WIRELESS (USE 17-000067)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a new, non -manned
telecommunication facility, consisting of a 167 -foot tall steel monopole tower and related
facilities within a 900 -square foot portion of a 1 -acre parcel of land situated in the County's
Agricultural 1 -acre (A -la) zoning district. The property is located northeast of the `Ohi`a
Avenue - Alapua Street intersection, in the Eden Roc Estates Subdivision, Kea`au, Puna,
Hawaii, TMK: 1-1-082:031.
Grant standing to Norine Fitzgerald to participate in a contested case hearing procedure.
2. APPLICANT: COUNTY OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (USE
17-000069)
Application for a Use Permit to allow the construction of a 130 -foot tall, steel lattice radio
tower equipped with one microwave dish and two, 2 -way radio antennas and related
structures and improvements on approximately 2,178 square feet of land within the State
Land Use Agricultural District. The project site is situated at 92-6091 Orchid Circle Mauka
which is also the site of the Ocean View Fire Station at the intersection of Orchid Circle
Mauka and Ocean View Parkway, Ocean View, Ka`u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-2-031: Portion of
019.
Approved with conditions.
3. APPLICANT: HAWAII ISLAND DISTILLING, LLC
(SLU 17-000047/REZ 17-000218)
Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban and a
Change of Zone from Agricultural -20 acres (A -20a) to General Industrial -20,000 square feet
(MG -20) for approximately 6.505 acres of land. The property is located east of Highway 11
(Volcano Highway), west of Railroad Avenue, and north of Highway 130 (Kea`au-Pahoa
Highway), Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii, TMK: 1-6-141:002.
Favorable recommendation to the County Council for both applications with proposed
conditions.
4. APPLICANT: KATHRYN TYDLACKA (Amend SPP 14-172)
Request to amend Special Permit No. 14-172 to increase permitted enrollment at the Ka`u
Learning Academy public charter school from 65 students to 100 students and to allow for
related facility improvements to accommodate the increase in enrollment. Special Permit
No. 14-172 was originally approved to allow the establishment of a public charter school and
related uses with a maximum enrollment of 65 students within the former Discovery Harbour
Golf Course clubhouse which is situated on 3.69 acres of land within the State Land Use
Agricultural District. The property is located at 94-1581 Kaulua Circle, Discovery Harbour
Subdivision, Unit I, Ka'u, Hawaii, TMK: 9-4-001:019.
Approved with conditions.
Minutes of June 1, 2017 — Approved.