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 Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as amended, for the following application at the date and the time specified or soon thereafter:
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DATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
PLACE: City Council Committee Meeting Room, Honolulu Hale, Second Floor,
Room 205, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

APPLICATION: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (MAJOR)
FILE NO. 2009/CUP-18 (PD)
“Manoa Cottage East” – Group Living Facility

APPLICANT: Sandra Shim and Kam Yee Tom
AGENT: Analytical Planning Consultants, Inc.
LANDOWNER: Kam Yee Tom
LOCATION: 748 Olokele Avenue – Kapahulu
TAX MAP KEY: 2-7-35: 52
ZONING: A-2 Medium Density Apartment District
PROPOSAL: A new skilled nursing facility. An existing two- story apartment building (multi-family dwelling) will be converted, and a new two- story building will be constructed, for up to 43 care recipients. There will also be a commercial kitchen, dining room, common area, and recreation/activity area. An existing “duplex” and single-family dwelling will be demolished. The applicant also proposes to provide a parking area for 20 vehicles (including one loading space), as well as a 4-car pick-up/drop-off area. The facility will have about 25 staff, split between three (3) shifts.
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Maps showing the general location and boundaries 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. For assistance, please call Pam Davis of the department’s Land Use Approvals Branch, at 768-8017.

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.

Any disabled persons requiring special assistance should contact the Department of Planning and Permitting at 768-8006 for details.