DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING

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, May 30, 2013
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: Mission Memorial Conference Room, Mission Memorial Building
550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i

APPLICATIONS: ZONING VARIANCES

1. Applicant/
Landowner/
Agent: Scott Larson (2013/VAR-3) (WA)
Location: 1638 Kamamalu Avenue – Auwaiolimu
Tax Map Key: 2-2-3: 67
Lot Area: 2,052 Square Feet
Request: Zoning variance to allow a single-family dwelling to exceed the building height envelope and encroach into the required front yard in the R-3.5 Residential District.

2. Landowner: Hawaii Buddhist Cultural Society (2013/VAR-7) (MS)
(Shu-Chen Chen, Managing Director)
Applicant/
Agent: Peter Vincent Architects (Michael Subiaga)
Location: 801 and 819 Alakea Street – Honolulu
Tax Map Key: 2-1-16: 9 and 10
Lot Area: 12,617 Square Feet
Zoning: BMX-4 Central Business Mixed Use District
Request: Zoning variance to allow a change in use from office and eating establishments to meeting facility lacking two required loading spaces.
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Specific sections of the code to be varied may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and Permitting at 768-8023 or 768-8025. Maps of the area under consideration are on file at the Department of Planning and Permitting, Data Access & Imaging Branch, 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 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 at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing at 768-8006 for details.

George I. Atta, FAICP, Director
Department of Planning and Permitting
(SA510280 5/20/13)~