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, December 4, 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 : Alvin Wong (2008/VAR-44) (WA)
Landowner : Katherine Wong Nakamura
Location : 184 Puiwa Road – Nuuanu
Tax Map Key : 2-2-43: 53
Lot Area : 9,569 Square Feet
Zoning : R-5 Residential District
Request : A zoning variance to allow an addition to a single-family dwelling to encroach into the required front yard and increase nonconformity.

2. Applicant/
Agent : D. Mark Reed (2008/VAR-45) (PD)
Landowner : Reedco Corporation
Location : 45 Hoolai Street – Kailua
Tax Map Key : 4-3-57: 52
Lot Area : 5,014 Square Feet
Zoning : B-2 Community Business District
Request : A zoning variance to allow (retain) a commercial building (a portion of which is nonconforming), with less than the required off-street parking and loading spaces; awnings (which exceed the maximum 30-inch vertical thickness) to encroach into the required front yard; and, to increase nonconformity.

3. Applicant/
Landowner : Ian and Dina Wong (2008/VAR-48) (JS)
Agent : Russell Ito
Location : 1913 Citron Street – McCully
Tax Map Key : 2-3-30: 47
Lot Area : 6,000 Square Feet
Zoning : A-2 Medium Density Apartment District
Request : A zoning variance to allow a single-family dwelling to exceed the 25-foot height limit.

4. Applicant/
Landowner : AOAO of Pat’s at Punaluu, Inc. (2008/VAR-38) (JS)
Agent : Benjamin T. Torigoe, AIA
Location : 53-567 Kamehameha Highway – Punaluu
Tax Map Key : 5-3-8: 2
Lot Area : 126,659 Square Feet (2.908 Acres)
Zoning : A-2 Medium Density Apartment District
Request : A zoning variance to allow a new eating and drinking establishment (restaurant) and accessory retail establishment, which are not permitted uses within the A-2 District.
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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.