2018-11-07 Hearing Transcript - Hilo One Inc. REZ 18-228

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT NOVEMBER 7, 2018 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of HILO ONE INCORPORATED (REZ 18-000228) was called to order at 2:01 p.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, Donald Ikeda, John Replogle. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Donn Dela Cruz, Thomas Raffipiy. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Maija Jackson (Planner), Christian Kay (Planner), Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary), Kim Tanaka (Secretary). And 7 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: HILO ONE INCORPORATED (REZ 18-000228) Application for a Change of Zone from an Agricultural 3 -acre (A -3a) to a Single -Family Residential -15,000 square feet (RS -15) zoning district for approximately 12.728 acres of land. The property is located along the south side of Haihai Street, approximately 930 feet east from the Haihai Street — Ainaola Drive intersection and across from Lei Lehua Street, Waiakea Homesteads 2nd Series, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-4-039:026. CLARKSON: Windward Planning Commission is back in session. Thank you all for your patience. The next item on the agenda is from the Applicant Hilo One Inc., Change of Zone application. DARROW: Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission. If I can direct your attention to our presentation. Our next application, the Applicant is Hilo One Inc. They're requesting a Change of Zone. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from Agricultural - 3 acres to Single -Family Residential - 15,000 square feet for approximately 12.278 acres. Once rezoned, the Applicant proposes to subdivide the property into 30 lots which will be sold on the open market to the general public. This is the location and County zoning map just for reference. Running through the middle of the map in an east -west direction is Haihai Street, and crossroad running perpendicular with Haihai, running in a north -south direction is Ainaola Drive. The subject property is identified with a black outline and as the light blue indicates, the current County zoning of the property is Agricultural - 3 acres. Just for reference, the different colors on the map represent the different colors of the County zoning. The yellow and mustard colored zonings are Single -Family 10,14 11 IH Ina