PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (SPP-21-228)

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• Provide an economic environment that allows, new, expanded, or improved economic opportunities that are compatible with the County's cultural,natural, and social environment. Land Use • Designate and allocate land areas inappropriate proportions and mix and in keeping with the social, cultural, and physical environments of the County. • Encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment. The proposed use is also consistent with the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP). The subject parcel is located within the projected Orchidland Neighborhood Village Center, an area identified by the PCDP as "located along Orchidland Drive from Highway 130 to halfway between 34th and 35th Avenues", which encompasses 15 parcels and an area of about 16 acres. A goal of the PCDP is to "facilitate land use entitlements and other tools for the development of existing and future village/town centers and special design districts by recommending approval of applications for commercial zoning or use permits...for proposed uses at appropriate nearby locations,provided that the size and use of the expansion area confirms to the criteria applicable to the type of village/town center at that location." The proposed use is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to coastal zone management program.The Special Management Area(SMA)is part of the Coastal Zone Management Program regulated by the County. The subject property is not proximate to the shoreline and will not be impacted by coastal hazards or affect beach erosion, coastal ecosystems and marine resources. Additionally, the project site is not located in the SMA, and there is no record of a designated public access to the shoreline or mountain areas that traverses the property. According to the applicant, no valued cultural or natural resources exist on the property and there is no evidence of any traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights being practiced at the site. -9-