Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Notice #: 0001289757-01
Public Notices

AGENDA LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Leeward Planning Commission of the County of Hawaii in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County of Hawaii, and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. Based on the Governor’s Tenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated July 17, 2020, this meeting will be online until further notice. This is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to maintain physical distancing. DATE: Thursday, August 20, 2020 TIME: 9:30 a.m. PLACE: This meeting will be held by interactive video conference through WebEx. The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining online or calling into the WebEx meeting. To register for access to the WebEx meeting please contact Rachelle Ley at Rachelle.Ley@hawaiicounty.gov or 808-961-8125 no later 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The public may observe the meeting by viewing a live stream on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAFoRMb3rfWLQMP d6TAkEGA?view_as=subscriber The public may provide written testimony via email at planning@hawaiicounty.gov or submitted at the Hilo or Kona Planning Departments up to two days prior to the hearing (See Submitting Testimony below). The Planning Director’s background report (including application) and recommendation report for each agenda item will be available for review at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov prior to the meeting. This information can also be requested by sending an email to Noriko at Noriko.Sauer@hawaiicounty.gov In the case of technical difficulties with the virtual meeting, a recording of the meeting will be posted at www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov no later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting. NEW BUSINESS 9:30 a.m. 1. APPLICANT: FAIRVIEW AVENUE HAWAII LLC (SPP 20-000216) Application for a Special Permit to establish a 40-room lodge and accessory improvements on a 14.9-acre portion of a 294-acre property situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located about 2.5 miles east and mauka of Kealakekua north of Puu Lehua Drive, Hokukano 1st&2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-9-001: portion 002. NEW BUSINESS 9:45 a.m. 2. APPLICANT: DANNY JULKOWSKI (PUA MELIA, LLC) (SLU 20-000053/REZ 20-000241) Applications for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment from Agricultural to Urban for 11.707 acres of land and a Change of Zone from an Open (O) and Residential and Agricultural 1-acre (RA-1a) to a Village Commercial-10,000 square feet (CV-10) zoning district for 11.707 acres of land. The subject property is located south of Waikoloa Road, approximately 0.3 miles east of the intersection of Pua Melia Street and Waikoloa Road at Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-8-002:057. NEW BUSINESS 10:00 a.m. 3. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR An ordinance amending Chapter 25 (Zoning Code), Articles 1 and 5 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), relating to primary airports. The purpose of these amendments is to establish a land use called “Primary Airports” by adding a definition, identifying accessory land uses, and adding the land use as a permitted use within the County’s Limited Industrial (ML) and General Industrial (MG) zoning districts. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10:15 a.m. 4. APPLICANT: SUFFOLK INVESTMENT LLC (AMEND REZ 2004-000024) Continued hearing on an application to amend Condition B (Time to Pay Water Deposit), Condition C (Time to Complete Construction), Amend Condition D (Delete Rental Housing Restriction), Amend Condition E (Delete Requirement for Supplemental TIAR), Amend Condition F (Roadway Improvements), Amend Condition H (Location of Spine Road within Project Site), Amend Condition I (Kuakini Highway Improvements), Amend Condition U (Requirement of a 5-acre School Site&Improvements), Amend Condition V (Fair Share), Amend Condition X (Affordable Housing Requirement&Change Housing Program Approving Authority), and Amend Condition Z (Administrative Time Extension) of Ordinance No. 05-113. Ordinance No. 05- 113 reclassified the 14.872-acre property from Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) to Multiple-Family Residential 2,500 square foot (RM-2.5) in 2005. The subject property is located west (makai) of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and east (mauka) of Kuakini Highway and the Kahakai Estates Subdivision, approximately 2,200 feet north of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway – Kuakini Highway intersection, Puapuaaiki 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5- 017:019. 5. APPLICANT: PUAA DEVELOPMENT LLC (AMEND REZ 2004-000025) Continued hearing on an application to amend Condition B (Time to Pay Water Deposit), Condition C (Time to Complete Construction), Condition E (Delete Requirement for Supplemental Traffic Study), Condition F (Roadway Improvements), Condition H (Location of Spine Road), Condition I (Kuakini Highway Improvements), Condition V (Requirement for a 5-Acre School Site and Improvements), Condition W (Fair Share Contribution), Condition Y (Affordable Housing Timing), Condition Z (Housing), and Condition BB (Administrative Time Extension) of Ordinance No. 05-115. Ordinance No. 05- 115 reclassified the 14.973-acre property from Agricultural-5 acres (A-5a) to Neighborhood Commercial- 20,000 square feet (CN-20) in 2005. The subject property is located west (makai) of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and the Pualani Estates Subdivision, and about 1,400 feet north of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway – Kuakini Highway intersection, Puapuaaiki 1st and Puapuaanui 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-017:001. MINUTES Approval of the Minutes of the June 18, 2020 Leeward Planning Commission meeting. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT Copies of the applications are on file and open to inspection during office hours at the Planning Department, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii and at the Kona office of the Planning Department, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting, please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION Nancy Carr Smith, Chair (HTH/WHT1289757 7/31/20)