NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu, under the provisions of Section 6-1517 of the Charter of the City and County of Honolulu, for the following requests for variances of the Land Use Ordinance at the date and time specified or as soon thereafter as those interested may be heard:
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DATE: Thursday, November 6, 2008
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: City Council Committee Meeting Room, Honolulu Hale, Room 205 Second Floor, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

APPLICATIONS: ZONING VARIANCES

1. Applicant/
Landowner : Jose S. Hokutan, Jr. (2008/VAR-1) (JM)
Agent : George Kaya
Location : 941 Owen Street – Kalihi-Kai
Tax Map Key : 1-2-16: 22
Lot Area : 4,100 Square Feet
Zoning : BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use District
Request : A zoning variance to allow a four- car garage (including a storage area and covered walkway) to encroach into the required front and side yards.

2. Applicant/
Landowner : Mark and Deyna Miyamoto (2008/VAR-30) (ST)
Agent : Clarence T. Miyamoto
Location : 923 Lokahi Street – McCully
Tax Map Key : 2-3-27: 40
Lot Area : 1,680 Square Feet
Zoning : A-2 Medium Density Apartment District
Request : A zoning variance to allow a new two-story single-family dwelling to exceed the maximum density (floor area) and to encroach into the required yard and height setbacks; and to allow off-street parking to encroach into the required yards.

3. Applicant : Philip Binney (2008/VAR-16) (JL)
Agent : Analytical Planning Consultants, Inc.
Landowner : Philip K. and Peter A. Binney
Location : 1336 Mokulua Drive – Kailua (Lanikai)
Tax Map Key : 4-3-4: 78
Lot Area : 19,115 Square Feet
Zoning : R-10 Residential District
Request : A zoning variance to allow two single-family dwellings on a lot that lacks the required lot area (20,000 square feet for two dwellings).
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Specific sections of the code to be varied may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and Permitting at 768-8022. Maps of the area under consideration are on file at the Department of Planning and Permitting, Permit and Zoning Records Access, First Floor, Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building, 650 South King Street, and are available to the public for inspection during office hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

All interested persons are invited to attend. Those persons desiring to testify may register prior to the public hearing at the public hearing site and are encouraged to submit one copy of their testimony in writing.

Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary to submit testimony. Written testimony which is received by the Department of Planning and Permitting at the above address prior to the public hearing will be considered in the evaluation of the request.

NOTE: Any disabled person requiring special assistance should contact the Department of Planning and Permitting, 768-8006, for details.