2021-12-16 Leeward Exh G (Item 9 Liliuokalani SPP)

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ANDREWS: Sorry about that, everyone. We have a new system set up here, so we're getting used to this whole process. Okay, can everybody see the introduction screen here? VITOUSEK: Yep. ANDREWS: Great. Okay, so I'm going to be presenting for Lili`uokalani Trust, Special Permit application SPP-2021-000004. This is the location map, and you're seeing the subject property in red. It's in the South Kohala District. The applicant is requesting a special permit to establish a cultural academy and retreat facility and related improvements including overnight accommodations, programmed activities and special events on 5.362 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The proposed use will occur throughout the subject property including within an existing 3,476-square foot, four bedroom, three and a half bathroom ranch house, and an existing [2,700] square foot barn. The applicant will offer small group sessions for four to eight participants at a time. Two to four staff members will be on site including at least two staff members during any overnight stay. The existing dwelling will be used to board participants during overnight stays and provide staff office and workspace. An existing barn will have maker spaces, and a workshop, in addition to sleeping accommodations for visiting staff. The remaining site will remain open with fenced pastures, a riding ring, a horse barn, goat barn, and pig pen. Fruit tress and lei plants will also be planted and nurtured to support hands-on activities. The application originally requested that day programs end at 5:00 p.m., and following the applicant's request to modify the ending time for day programs, the Planning Director recommended that Condition Number 5 be revised to allow day programs to end at 6:00 p.m. And there was a revised condition that was provided to the commissioners. Program hours, therefore, will be 7:00 a.m until 8:00 p.m. Day programs will end earlier at 6:00 p.m. Quiet hours for any overnight stays will be from 8:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. This is the zoning map for the area. The subject property is outlined in red, and it is Ag 5-acres, so Agricultural 5-acres. Nearby zoning is almost entirely agricultural, with some family agricultural, FA-2a. Otherwise, it's Agricultural 40-acres, some 3-acres, and to the west is Agricultural 1-acre. The entire surrounding area is designated agricultural, the State Land Use Boundary Map designation. And the LUPAG Map designates the subject property as Important Agricultural Lands. Nearby is Low Density Urban, Rural, and to the north is Extensive Agriculture. So, this is the Community Development Plan conceptual plan. And I apologize that its, it's a little bit small and hard to read. However, I did designate the subject property in red. You can see it, there's an arrow pointing to it. And it's within the Small Farms and Ranches Preservation Program, in green, designated in green by the conceptual plan. 2 EXHIBIT G