2019-04-04 Hearing Transcript - Hilo Farmers Market Revoke SMA 07-026

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 4, 2019 A regularly advertised hearing on the request for the revocation of SMA NO. 07-026 (HILO FARMERS MARKET, LLC) was called to order at 9:05 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 Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Christian Kay (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 12 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: HILO FARMERS MARKET LLC (REVOKE SMA 2007-000026) Request to revoke Special Management Area Use Permit No. 07-000026, which was granted by the Planning Commission on March 6, 2008 to allow the construction of a 3 -story commercial building at the current Hilo Farmers Market site at the corner of Kamehameha Avenue and Mamo Street, Downtown Hilo, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-3-008:020. CLARKSON: So, at this time, the first item on the agenda is an application from Hilo Farmers Market LLC. It's an SMA revocation application, and Christian Kay will make a presentation. KAY: Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. Good morning, Members of the Windward Planning Commission. Donald, we're going to hate to see you go, but thank you for all of your service. If I can direct your attention to the screen, as the Chair stated, this is an application or a request for revocation of Special Management Area Use Permit No. 2007-000026, Hilo Farmers Market, LLC. The subject parcel is located in the South Hilo District of Hawaii Island; more specifically, in the Hilo town area. For reference, we've got Kamehameha Avenue running generally east -west through the slide, and the subject parcel is outlined here in red on the corner of Kamehameha Avenue and Mamo Street. This is the main location of the Hilo Farmers Market that's there on a daily basis. The Applicant is requesting to revoke SMA Use Permit 07-26 which was originally approved on March 6, 2008, to allow the construction of a 3 -story building and related improvements on 7,456 square feet of land. The reason for the request is that the Applicant has since abandoned the original larger building concept, and is moving forward with a scaled down, open-air EXHIBIT A