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LAN U45 194 Wiwoole St. Hilo, HI 96720 <br /> PLANNING (808)333-3393 <br /> HAWAII LLQ info@landplanninghawaii.com <br /> April 25,2021 <br /> Mr. Jeff Darrow,Deputy Directnx <br /> Planning Department <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> 101 Pauahi Street <br /> Hilo, H1 95720 <br /> Dear Mr. Darrow: <br /> Subject. Supplemental Information for Special Permit Application <br /> Applicant: Arts& Sciences Center <br /> Landowner: 130 Holdings LLC <br /> Orchid Land Estates Puna Hawaii TMK: 3 1-5-010: 083 <br /> Please see the following in response to the Department's request for additional information <br /> dated January 27,2021: <br /> 1. The application's access section addresses Orchidland Drive taut fails to directly mention <br /> the existing condition of the roadwav from Highway 130 to the subject parcel. Some <br /> correspondence from the Orchidland Community association mentions concerns over the <br /> condition of the roadHvay and questions over maintenance of the roadway, Other <br /> correspondences mention a roadway 'conditions agreement'to address maintenance, but do <br /> not provide details on it, <br /> In the resubmitted application, please include a description af'the current condition af'the <br /> roadway and provide some discussion on how the applicant intends to improve and maintain <br /> the roadwav jiom the highway to the subject property and provide information on anv <br /> related agreements ivith the Communitv Association. <br /> At the OLCA Board of Directors meeting in December 2020 the OLCA Board <br /> approved revisions to the Mandatory Road Maintenance Assessment(MRMA) fee <br /> schedule to specifically address this section of lower Orchidland Drive. The revised <br /> MRMA would divide the repair costs for lower Orchidland Drive for the previous <br /> year between the commercial users along Orchidland Drive. This agreement is <br /> acceptable to the applicants and they will gladly contribute to road maintenance <br /> funding. <br /> This new mechanism should address the historically degraded condition of lower <br /> Orchidland Drive, though the status of planned maintenance is not clear at this time. <br /> The OLCA Board provided a letter of support for the project (Exhibit A). <br /> 2. The application includes Kvastewater calculations, requirements, and approval_for <br /> individual ivaste%,ater systems (IWS),from 2010 and 2011 to service the previously proposed <br /> commercial center on the property. As the applicant is proposing to develop a different use <br /> that is likely to produce significantly more wastewater than the previous use,please provide <br /> (lie Planning Department with new wastewater calculations produced by a licensed engineer <br />