PD RECOMMENDATION (AMEND SPP 1247/PL-SPP-2021-000001)

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involve any on-site client traffic. As one of the towing contractors for the County of Hawaii Police Department, it supports police operations in South Kohala, North Kohala, and Hamakua districts. This operation utilizes a total of five (5) towing and emergency assistance vehicles that are stored on-site. The operation also provides short-term parking for repossessed vehicles and damaged vehicles that are awaiting transport to Oahu or to maintenance and repair shops on the island. The Facility consists of a 3,591 square feet shop building (currently permitted as a barn) and 672 square feet office trailer, and gravel parking and is partially hog wire fenced. The Facility employs six full-time employees. The criteria for granting the requested time extension to comply with Condition No. 6 are as follows: • Non-performance is the result of conditions that could not have been foreseen or are beyond the control of the applicant, successors, or assigns and that are not the result of their fault or negligence. • Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the General Plan or Zoning Code. • Granting of the time extension would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the permit. The Director recommends granting a two-year time extension from the effective date of this amended permit so that the goal of providing a safe structure that meets Fire and Building codes can be achieved for the sake of the employees and Inspection Station clients. The applicant has previously been repairing tow trucks and emergency service vehicles used for the business and performing motor vehicle inspections in a structure that does not meet building code for these uses. When SPP 1247 was originally granted in 2004, it contained a condition requiring the applicant to comply with all Federal, State, and County rules, regulations, requirements and laws. The structure being used as a shop was permitted by the Building Division in 1999 as a 1,822-square foot metal barn with no plumbing. In order to comply with Condition No. 6, the applicant has submitted as-built plans for a building permit, A2021-BK01063, to convert the existing barn into an -3-