PD BACKGROUND REPORT (SPP-19-212)

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ZENDO KERN PLANNING CONSULTANT 194 Wiwoole St. Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: 808-333-4734 Email: info@zendokem.com January 28, 2020 Mr. Michael Yee, Director Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 101 Pauahi Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Mr. Yee: Subject: Special Permit Application Applicant: Deirdre and Benjamin Imagire Orchidland, Keaau, Hawaii,TMK: (3) 1-6-009: 017 Pursuant to our conversations regarding the above Special Permit Application please see the following clarifications and supplemental information. The applicants are requesting a Special Permit that will allow a chiropractic,acupuncture and massage clinic on approximately one acre of the subject 2-acre parcel of land. The subject site is located off of llima Street, approximately 0.2 miles northwest of Ainaloa Boulevard, between 356 and 369' Avenue in Orchidland Estates. The subject land is zoned Agriculture l-acre If approved, the applicants plan to build two primary structures and one small accessory structure on the subject parcel. Plans include: • Build one structure to commercial standards, initially to be used as a dwelling. • After construction of the first structure is completed and as funds allow, the primary dwelling will be permitted and built on the back of the subject property. • The first structure will be converted to clinic use prior to occupancy of the primary dwelling. • A small detached structure, of approximately 150 square-feet,may be added beside the clinic building to serve as a massage treatment room. The special permit is sought to allow the design of the first structure to comply with commercial standards and allow the initiation of a building permit for the primary residence, while the first structure is used temporarily as a dwelling. Prior to occupancy of the primary dwelling, residential use of the first dwelling will cease, and it will be converted to clinic use. At no point will the residential use and clinic use of the first structure occur simultaneously. Also, at no point will two dwellings be in simultaneous use on the subject property. The applicants expect to complete all project improvements within five years of approval.