2025-02-03 Letter from Applicant (Daryn Arai Land Use Planning Consultant) testimony given at WPC 2225-02-06 mtg.

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Rc:'d at mtg by 'd Read Daryn Arai Land Use Planning Consultant February 3, 2025 Mr. Louis Daniele III, Chair and Members of the Windward Planning Commission 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Daniele and Members of the Windward Planning Commission: Subject: Applicant Proposed Amendments to Planning Director's Draft Conditions Change of Zone Application PL-REZ-2024-000072 Applicants: Jack Vanderhoff,Jr. and Sau-Yin Yeung TMK: 2-2-036:113, Waiakea Houselots lst, South Hilo, Hawaii The Applicants, Jack Vanderhoff, Jr. and Sau-Yin Yeung, appreciate the Planning Director's favorable recommendation of their requested change of zone of the subject property in order to support the renovation of the existing single-family dwelling to allow for the establishment of a small accounting business to be operated by Ms. Yeung. However, as further discussed below,the Applicants would like to make one specific amendment to the proposed conditions of approval as offered by the Planning Director,relating to the location of the access driveway onto Manono Street. More specifically, the Applicant wishes for flexibility in siting the final access driveway location due to pending design and potential underground utility constraints. For example, there are underground water and sewer connections fronting and within the northern portion of the subject property,which may complicate the relocation of the current access driveway to the north end of the subject property as currently mandated by Condition G. As referenced in the Planning Director's Recommendation Report, "Access to the subject property is from Manono Street, a County-owned and maintained collector road improved with full curb, gutters, and sidewalks and an approximately 32 foot-wide pavement within a 60 foot- wide right-of-way. The Applicants originally proposed to limit access to right-in, right-out movements only, due to the current traffic striping configuration on Manono Street,fronting the subject property. However, according to the Department of Public Works (DPW), Engineering Division, as long as the property is limited to one access point, there is no objection to allowing full movements at the access drive. Thus, no such limitation will be conditioned. Additionally, DPW notes that new striping may be required for the middle lane divider on Manono Street and the driveway location may be restricted to the north end of the property in order to provide for a longer turn lane pocket. Conditions of approval will be included to address the preceding." (emphasis added). P.O.BOX 4501,HILO HAWAII 96720 PHONE:(808)895-3218 EMAIL:DARYN ARAI@OU'I'L,OOK.COM