2010-12-14 Windward Planning Commission Minutes

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES DECEMBER 14, 2010 The Windward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:03 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Councilroom, County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i with Chairman Rell Woodward presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Rell Woodward, Dean Au, Wallace Ishibashi, and Zendo Kern. STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager) and Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner). ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Takashi Domingo and Stephen Ono The Chair introduced the staff and Windward Planning Commissioners to the public and described the procedures to be followed for today’s meeting. The Commission took the following item up at 9:05 a.m. with 3 people from the public in attendance: APPLICANT: TANOUYE FAMILY PARTNERS (REZ-10-133) Application for a Change of Zone from Single Family Residential-10,000 square feet (RS-10) to Industrial-Commercial Mixed-20,000 square feet (MCX-20) zone district for approximately 25,000 square feet of land. The property is located on the southwestern corner of East Lanikaula TMK: 2-2-50:40. Mr. Darrow oriented the Commission and public of the subject and surrounding properties on the location map and site plan, summarized the request, and noted the Planning Director recommended a favorable recommendation be sent to the County Council with conditions. The applicant’s representatives, Kenneth and Stephan Tanouye, and Neil Fujiyama, were in attendance. In response to Commissioner Ishibashi’s inquiry, Mr. Darrow noted the vacant lot to the south was previously granted a change of zone to MCX uses and is not owned by the Tanouye family. Mr. Stephan Tanouye stated the conditions proposed by the Director were acceptable. There was no one from the public wishing to testify on the application.