2019-01-03 Hearing Transcript - Bank of HI REZ 18-231

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 3, 2019 A regularly advertised hearing on the application of the BANK OF HAWAII (REZ 18-000231) was called to order at 9:03 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Joseph Clarkson presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Joseph Clarkson, Donald Ikeda, Thomas Raffipiy, John Replogle. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Donn Dela Cruz. 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), Alex Roy (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). And 18 members from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: BANK OF HAWAII (REZ 18-000231) Application for a Change of Zone from Single -Family Residential -10,000 square feet (RS -10) to a General Commercial -20,000 square feet (CG -20) zoning district for approximately 40,282 - square feet of land. The subject property is located at 1339 Kino`ole Street, at the northeast corner of its intersection with West Lanikaula Street, Waiakea Houselots, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-2-024:003. CLARKSON: With that, we'll proceed to the first item on the agenda which is a rezone application from Bank of Hawaii, and Christian Kay will be making a presentation to the Commission. KAY: Yes, good morning, Mr. Chair and Members of the Windward Planning Commission. Happy New Year—it's good to see your smiling faces in 2019. If I can turn your attention to the screen, as the Chair stated, this is an application for Change of Zone No. 18-000231, Applicant Bank of Hawaii. The subject parcel is located in the South Hilo District of Hawaii Island; more specifically, in the Waiakea Houselots area and is outlined here in red. It's located at the corner of Kino`ole Street and West Lanikaula Street. The Applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from a Single - Family Residential – 10,000 square feet, RS -10 to a General Commercial – 20,000 square feet, CG -20 zoning district, for 40,282 square feet of land in order to develop a new single -story, 7,500 -square foot office building to house banking functions at the site. The Applicant is proposing a 36 -stall parking lot including two handicapped stalls to accommodate customer and EXHIBIT A