2018-07-05 Hearing Transcript - Dien-Jung Lin REZ 07-071

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT JULY 5, 2018 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of DIEN-JUNG LIN (FORMERLY DIEN- JUNG LIN NEKOBA) (REZ 07-071) was called to order at 9:31 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, Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, Donald Ikeda, Thomas Raffipiy, John Replogle. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Ho Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Shancy Watanabe (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 3 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: DIEN-JUNG LIN (FORMERLY DIEN-JUNG LIN NEKOBA) (AMEND REZ 07-000071) Application for an 18 -month time extension of time to comply with Condition B (Payment of Water Commitment Fee) and a 5 -year time extension to comply with Condition C (Conversion of Dwelling into Office Uses) of Ordinance No. 08 20, which reclassified approximately 39,771 square feet of land from a Single -Family Residential -10,000 square feet (RS -10) zoning district to a Neighborhood Commercial -10,000 square feet (CN -10) zoning district. The properties are located at 610 Kekuanao`a Street and 622 Hinano Street, between Manono Street and Hinano Street, Waiakea House Lots, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMKs: (3) 2-2-036:025 and 026. CLARKSON: The next item on the agenda for today is an application from—forgive any pronunciation—Dien-Jung Lin for a time extension to comply with Condition B for an amended, to amend Rezone 07-000071. Will the Applicant—oh no, I'm sorry, I got ahead of myself. This has been going so smoothly that— [Laughter] KAY: That's okay. I don't mean to jam that up this morning. Good morning, Mr. Chair, and Members of the Planning Commission. And, so if I can direct your attention to the screen, as the Chair said, this is an amendment to a Change of Zone Ordinance. The subject parcel is located—the subject parcels are located in the South Hilo District of Hawaii Island; more specifically, in the Waiakea House Lots area. For reference, we've got Kekuanao`a Street running generally east -west through the slide, and the two parcels are here, contiguous parcels outlined in black. The parcel to the right is bounded by Hinano Street, and EXHIBIT C 1