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, October 16, 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 : Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (2008/VAR-26) (JS)
Agent : Group 70 International, Inc.
Landowner : James Campbell Co., LLC
Location : 92-1700, -1770, -1780, -1800, – 1810 and -1860 Kunia Road – Kunia
Tax Map Key : 9-2-5: Portion of 2
Lot Area : 119.086 Acres
Zoning : AG-1 Restricted Agricultural District
Request : A zoning variance to allow (retain) 121 farm dwellings which exceed the maximum number of dwelling units permitted on a single AG-1 Restricted Agricultural District zoning lot (which lacks the required land area for a 121-unit Agricultural Cluster); and, to allow other uses and/or structures that are not permitted principal uses and/or structures, and to increase nonconformity.

2. Applicant : Freda Field (2008/VAR-20) (LW)
Landowner : Patrick and Freda Field
Location : 98-101 Hila Place – Pearl City
Tax Map Key : 9-8-6: 11
Lot Area : 5,270 Square Feet
Zoning : B-2 Community Business District
Request : A zoning variance to allow less than the required off-street parking for a business establishment; parking area to encroach into the required front yard; and, less than the required landscaping.

3. Applicant/
Landowner : Sean F. Ginella (2008/VAR-36) (WA)
Agent : ParEn, Inc. dba Park Engineering
Location : Off Kaukonahua Road (via Old Government Road) – Kamananui
Tax Map Key : 6-6-28: 24
Lot Area : 74,966.76 Square Feet/1.721 Acres
Zoning : AG-1 Restricted Agricultural District
Request : A zoning variance to allow an easement over a nonconforming lot (substandard area) which reduces the net lot area, and increases nonconformity.

4. Applicant/
Landowner : Zhen Bi Dong (2008/VAR-40) (WA)
Agent : Chun Wah Hui
Location : 1170 North King Street – Kalihi
Tax Map Key : 1-6-2: 38
Lot Area : 5,053 Square Feet
Zoning : BMX-3 Community Business Mixed Use District
Request : A zoning variance to allow the conversion of storage area on the second floor of a nonconforming commercial building into dwelling units (for caretaker use) with less than the required off-street parking, and to increase nonconformity (parking and yard encroachments).
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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.