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SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING
July 23, 2013
The regular meeting of the Planning Commission Subdivision Committee of the County
of Kauai was called to order by Committee Chair Jan Kimura at 8:45 a.m., at the Lrlru`e Civic
Center, Mo`ikeha Building, in meeting room 2A-2B. The following Commissioners were
present:
Mr. Jan Kimura
Mr. Herman Texeira
Mr. Hartwell Blake
The following staff members were present: Planning Department—Leslie Takasaki,
Kenneth Estes, Dale Cua; Office of Boards and Commissions—Cherisse Zaima, Paula
Morikami; Deputy County Attorney Ian Jung
Discussion of the meeting, in effect, ensued:
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kimura called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Staff Planner Kenneth Estes noted that there were three Commissioners present.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
On a motion by Herman Texeira and seconded by Hartwell Blake to approve the
agenda, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES —MeetinE of June 12, 2013
Approved on June 9, 2013.
RECEIPT OF ITEMS FOR THE RECORD
There were no items for the record.
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PUBLIC COMMENT FOR LISTED AGENDA ITEMS
There were no public comments on listed agenda items.
GENERAL BUSINESS MATTERS
There were no general business matters.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
NEW BUSINESS (For action)
Tentative Subdivision Action:
S-2013-20=Kilauea Ventures, LLC, Proposed 3-lot Subdivision
Mr. Estes made a recommendation to delete Condition Le. in the Subdivision report
stating"a future road widening reserve shall be established along the frontage of Kanikele
Street"; however, this condition is not applicable to this subdivision, therefore it should be
deleted.
On the motion by Herman Texeira and seconded by Hartwell Blake to delete
Condition Le., the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mr. Estes read the staff report into the record. (On file)
Jose Bustamante and Dennis Esaki, representing the applicant, stated that they have no
comments or questions on the Director's report.
On the motion by Herman Texeira and seconded by Hartwell Blake to approve the
tentative subdivision application for S-2013-20, Proposed 2-lot Subdivision, TMK 5-2-
023:027, 028, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Tentative Subdivision Action:
S-2013-21—Ross L. And Cvnthia K. Link, Proposed 2-lot Consolidation
Mr. Estes read the staff report into the record. (On file)
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Dennis Esaki, representing the applicants, stated that this is just a consolidation of two
lots that were recently subdivided and does not think another agriculture master plan is
warranted.
Mr. Kimura asked if they currently have one, to which Mr. Esaki replied, yes he believes
so.
Mr. Kimura asked the Planner whether the agriculture plan submitted at the time is
applicable to the current tentative action.
Mr. Cua explained that the Kealia Makai subdivision was done in 1999 and although he
is unsure what the present owners' plans are, they are subject to the guidelines identified in the
original agriculture master plan. If the Commission feels compelled to require an updated
agriculture plan for this property, they can do so.
Mr. Kimura stated that he would like to see an updated plan and suggested granting
approval with that condition.
Mr. Cua stated that the way it reads currently, Condition 11 requires an agriculture
master plan prior to final subdivision approval for these particular properties, further stating for
clarification that the applicants would need to come to the Subdivision Committee for the
acceptance of their agriculture master plan.
Mr. Kimura stated they are good with that.
Mr. Esaki asked if the conditions could be amended to allow them to the amend the
previous agriculture master plan as opposed to creating a whole new one since the historical
information has not changed.
Mr. Cua stated that it would be acceptable and would basically be an update to the
previous agriculture plan.
Mr. Kimura asked if there needs to be a motion to delete that condition, to which Mr. Cua
replied that his recommendation would be, under Condition l.f, to delete subsection 1 that states
the Planning Department shall submit the Subdivision Application to the Land Use Commission.
He explained that in the past, the Land Use Commission has never responded to their request to
review; it's been in the Subdivision Committee's hands to evaluate the agriculture plan.
On the motion by Herman Texeira and seconded by Hartwell Blake to delete
subsection 1 under Condition 11, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
On the motion by Herman Texeira and seconded by Hartwell Blake to approve the
tentative subdivision application for 5-2013-21, Proposed 2-lot Consolidation, TMK: 4-7-
007:002, 003,the motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
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ADJOURNMENT
Chair Kimura adjourned the Committee meeting at 8:55 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Cherisse Zaima
Commission Support Clerk
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