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 Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure.
DATE: Thursday, September 22, 2022
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Center, Building G,
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Leeward Planning Commissioners and applicants will participate in person; however, the public may provide verbal testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or at the physical location listed above. To provide verbal testimony via Zoom, please use the link Click Here to register prior to the meeting:
The public may provide written testimony via email at LPCtestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or submit by mail or in person at the Hilo Planning office at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 or at the Kona Planning office at West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building E, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 up to two business days prior to the hearing by 4:30 p.m.
The public will be able to view and listen to the meeting by Clicking HERE!
(Please note, as this is an in-person meeting, the hearing will proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail.)
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 Sauer at Noriko.Sauer@hawaiicounty.gov.
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Review and Approval of the August 18, 2022 Leeward Planning Commission Minutes.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Members of the public may provide public testimony regarding any agenda item now or at the time the agenda item is called to order.
NEW BUSINESS – 9:30 a.m.
1. APPLICANT: GRETCHEN I. WATSON-KABEI (PL-SPP-2022-000014)
Application for a Special Permit for a home occupation to allow the use of a portion of an existing farm dwelling as a real estate office on approximately 75 square feet of a larger, 5.16-acre property within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 75-1100 Kamalani Street, approximately 0.4 miles east (mauka) of its intersection with Mamalahoa Highway, Por. Hienaloli 1st-Puaa 1st, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-5-013:050.
2. APPLICANT: SUNSHINE HOLDINGS, LLC (PL-REZ-2022-000032)
Application for a five (5)-year time extension to Condition D (Final Subdivision Approval), Amend Condition E (Restrictive Covenants) and Condition F (Restrictive Covenants) to prohibit condominium property regimes (CPR) and to delete the requirement to provide a copy of the recorded covenant prior to receipt of final subdivision approval, deletion of Condition G (Requirement of Conservation Plans to be Filed with the Kona Soil and Water Conservation District), amendment to Condition I (Drainage Study), addition of a condition requiring compliance with Chapter 10 of the Hawaii County Code (Erosion and Sedimentation Control), deletion of Condition J (Archaeological Survey), and amendment to Condition M (Fair Share Requirements) of Ordinance No. 98 91, which reclassified 21.353 acres of land from an Agricultural 20-acres (A-20a) to an Agricultural 5-acre (A-5a) zoned district. The subject property is located at 73-1735 Kaloko Drive, approximately 720 feet southeast of its intersection with Kaloko Loa Place, Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, Kaloko, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-3-025:012.
PLANNING DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Report on Status of the Kahului-Keauhou Parkway Project.
Report on Special Management Area (SMA) determinations and minor permits issued by the Planning Director.
AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Leeward Planning Commission’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Community Center, Building G conference room and the public can testify via Zoom and watch the meeting on YouTube.
ADJOURNMENT
Board Packet. Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Hilo office of 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.