FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, DECISION AND ORDER (SPP-2021-000005)

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mailing service facility use on the subject property constituted a large commercial use that is incompatible with the County's Rural LUPAG designation and inconsistent with the Puna CDP's directive to focus commercial uses within Village/Town Centers. Additionally, OPSD is concerned that granting a Special Permit for what they consider commercial uses on the property would encourage the spread of such uses within the SLU Agricultural District and that permitting of such uses "would be similar to spot zoning within the Agricultural District which generally should not be permitted by Special Permit. Based on the preceding, the proposed use should be located on lands zoned industrial within the SLU Urban district,rather than on agriculturally zoned land in the SLU Agricultural district. Thus, the proposed uses will not promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, H.R.S., as amended. The request would be contrary to the General Plan and Puna Community Development Plan. The County of Hawai`i's General Plan (GP) is the policy document for the long-range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. One of the purposes of the GP is to guide the pattern of future development of the County based on long-term goals. The GP Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG)Map designates the property as Rural,which are areas that include existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural districts that have a significant residential component. These subdivisions may contain uses that serve the residential and agricultural community in the area and contain community and public facilities but must have appropriate zoning for these uses. The proposed, uses are not considered community/public facilities as the self- storage facility is industrial in nature and the mailing service facility is commercial in nature. Thus,the subject property's agricultural zoning is inappropriate for that use and inconsistent with the Rural LUPAG designation. As a policy document, the General Plan and its LUPAG map also provide guidance for a particular land use pattern that could be considered within a particular area whether by a change of zone or, as in this situation, a Special Permit. The Rural LUPAG designation alone does not create a presumption in favor or against this particular Special Permit application; it simply affords an opportunity for which a Special Permit request 9