PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (AMEND SMA 25_PL-SMA-2021-001)

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RKumuHouSMAAmend.crk.11.5.21 COUNTY OF HAWAI `I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION WAIKOLOA LAND COMPANY AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT NO. 25 Upon careful review of the applicant's request against the guidelines for approving amendments to a Special Management Area Use Permit,the Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission approve the following amendments to Special Management Area Use Permit No. 25 (SMA 25): 1) The applicant's request to withdraw three (3) non-contiguous land areas identified as "Area A", "Area B", and "Area C' comprising the proposed Kumu Hou at Waikoloa project totaling approximately 182.9 acres from the land area covered under SMA 25, and; 2) Planning Director recommended amendment to remove the entitlement for two (2) additional golf courses and delete related conditions from SMA 25. Since these recommendations are made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position. This approval recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting to amend SMA 25 to withdraw three (3)non- contiguous areas identified as "Area A", "Area B", and"Area C"totaling approximately 182.9 acres of land from the area covered under SMA 25, which allowed the development of the Waikoloa Beach Resort(WBR) complex. The applicant concurrently submitted three (3) new Special Management Area Use Permit(SMA) applications and two (2)rezoning applications to cover"Areas A, B, and C"to facilitate the development of the Kumu Hou at Waikoloa project(Kumu Hou) for the same land area. The Kumu Hou project includes 1,164 multi-family residential timeshare units, 25 single-family residential lots, golf support facilities, including a relocated golf clubhouse and driving range, community and operational facilities,parks and pathways, a brackish water well and distribution system for irrigation, wells, and accessory uses. A more detailed discussion of the proposed Kumu Hou project will be included in the Background and Recommendation reports for the concurrent SMA Use Permit and Change of Zone Applications. -1-