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 request for a variance 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, June 12, 2008
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: City Council Committee Meeting Room, Honolulu, Hale, Room 205 Second Floor,
530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

APPLICATION: ZONING VARIANCE

1. Applicant : Walgreens of Hawaii, LLC (2008/VAR-10) (JS)
Agent : Architects Pacific, Inc.
Landowner : Kamehameha Schools
Location : 1520 North School Street – Kapalama
Tax Map Key : 1-6-27: 76
Lot Area : 71,943 Square Feet
Zoning : B-2 Community Business District
Request : A variance to allow a retail establishment to not provide the required 5-foot transitional side yard and landscaping at the property line (adjacent to a residential lot).
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Specific sections of the code to be varied may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and Permitting at 768-8032. 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.