2018-04-05 Hearing Transcript - Robert Earl Leetch SPP 07-042

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 5, 2018 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of ROBERT EARL LEETCH (AMEND SPP 07-000042) 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 Joseph Clarkson presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Joe Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, Donald Ikeda, Myles Miyasato, Thomas Raffipiy, and John Replogle. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Ronald Kim (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner), Melissa Dacayanan (Planning Commission Support Technician), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 54 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: ROBERT EARL LEETCH (AMEND SPP 07-000042) Request for a 10 -year time extension to comply with Condition No. 3 (time to complete construction) of Special Permit No. 07-042, which allowed the establishment of a self -storage facility consisting of eleven (11) buildings and 320 storage units on 3.34 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. Additionally, the applicant requests to amend the permit to allow UHAUL truck and van rentals and packing materials sales at the self -storage facility. The property is located at 15-2737 Pahoa Village Road, adjacent to and south of the Assembly of God Church, approximately 670 feet north of the Pahoa Village Road and Apaa Street intersection, Keonepoko Homesteads, Puna, Hawaii TMK (3) 1-5-007:071. CLARKSON: And with that, we'll begin with Item No. 1, Applicant Robert Earl Leetch. This is to amend Special Permit 07-42. KAY: Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, members of the Windward Planning Commission. It's great to see you on a nice, sunny morning. As the Chair said, this is an amendment to Special Permit No. 17-192 [sic]. This is the location map for the Special Permit area. This is located in the Puna District of Hawaii island; more specifically, in the Pahoa Village area. The subject parcel is located here outlined in red. Just for your reference, Pahoa Village Road is running generally north -south through the slide. Kahakai Boulevard generally east -west. This is the aerial of the Malama Market Plaza, and this is the roundabout here. This is the old Bryson's Cinders property; now the Puna Makai Development going on. Just to give you some reference on where we're at. EXHIBIT A