2013-04-18 Windward Transcript Santo

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT APRIL 18, 2013 NOBUCHIKA SANTO A regularly advertised hearing on the application of (SLU 13-007/REZ 13-161) was called to order at 9:25 a.m. in the County of Hawai‘i, Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Pro Tem Ronald Gonzales presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Ronald Gonzales, Wallace Ishibashi, Myles Miyasato, Raylene Moses, Charles Heaukulani, Gregory Henkel and Stephen Ono STAFF PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle (Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) Four people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: NOBUCHIKA SANTO (SLU 13-007/REZ 13-161) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from the Agricultural to Urban District and a Change of Zone from an Agricultural-1 acre (A-1a) to a Single-Family Residential–15,000 square feet (RS-15) zoning district for approximately 1 acre of land. The subject property is located along the south side of Ainako Avenue, approximately 360 feet west from its intersection stnd with Kokea Street, Punahoa 1 and 2, South Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-5-023: 015. ISHIBASHI: Okay, next agenda item we have applicant Nobuchika Santo (SLU 13-007/ REZ 13161). ARAI: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning Commissioners, Planning Director. The third item on your agenda this morning is a request by Nobuchika Santo for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment as well as a Change of Zone. If I may direct your attention to the presentation screen. The subject property is located in the Pi‘ihonua area of upper Hilo. Just to help you, orient you, this line here at the top of the map is Waiānuenue Avenue. The line in the middle here is Ainako Street, which then makes a turn and heads to Waiānuenue Avenue. And below you in the area running through this yellow-shaded area is is Kaūmana Drive. Subdivisions in the proximity is also, I believe this is Hilo Heights Subdivision that is located off of Ainako, I’m sorry, Akolea Road, which is to the left of your map. And the subject property is here outlined in black. And if I were to zoom in, as you can see this is basically the crest of Ainako Street heading mauka as it turns and heads toward this connection with Waiānuenue Avenue. The subject property, again, is outlined in the black, and the colors you see here is representing the zoning districts. The green represents Agricultural 1-acre minimum lot size. The yellowish 1 EXHIBIT A