2022-01-06 Windward Exh B (PL-SPP-2021-000005)

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KAY: Okay great. As the Chair mentioned, this is an application for a Special Permit. The subject property here outlined in red is located in the Puna district of Hawaii Island more specifically in the Orchid Land Subdivision. For reference we've got Kea`au-Pahoa Road or Highway 130 running toward the bottom of the slide and subject property takes access off `Ainaloa Boulevard. For further reference across the Boulevard from the subject property is the `Ainaloa Longhouse facility, which is a community facility. The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to establish a self-storage and mailing service facility on 1.64 acres of land which will consist of the following. A self-storage building, five (5) such buildings totaling 18,000 square feet of gross floor area with a total of 180 rentable storage units that are each 100 square feet in size. Three (3) of the buildings will each total 4,000 square feet in size and contain about 120 storage units in total. The remaining two (2)buildings will each total 3,000 square feet in size and contain the remaining 60 storage units. Also proposed is an office building, which is 2-stories and 960 square feet and will be used as an office and mailing service facility on the ground floor and as a residence for an onsite operator and caretaker on the second floor. Also proposed are 2 non-potable water catchment tanks to provide a total storage of at least 51,000 gallons of water to satisfy Fire Code requirements and a separate water tank for potable water. Access and parking the existing driveway from `Ainaloa Boulevard will be expanded and improved to a 24-foot-wide paved driveway and the applicant proposes to construct a 14-stall paved parking lot, including one (1) ADA accessible stall. The applicant anticipates 1-full time employee for the business and proposed hours of operation are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The zoning for the subject parcel and the majority of the surrounding area is Agricultural 1-acre as indicated in the light green color, the other dark green color is Open zoning, and that is again with the `Ainaloa Longhouse area. The State Land Use designation for the area is Agricultural and the General Plan LUPAG map designation for the area is Rural and with some Extensive Agriculture here also indicated on the slide. The subject parcel is within the bounds of the Puna Community Development Plan. This slide is just showing the location of the subject property on the upper left outlined here in red relative to the location of the designated `Ainaloa Neighborhood Village Center. Here is the applicant's submitted site plan again `Ainaloa Boulevard is running at the bottom of the screen. You see the proposed 5 storage facility buildings and then here at the bottom the office/caretakers' quarters with parking and access throughout. Also proposed is landscaping surrounding the area and across the frontage of the property is a low rock wall with a fence as well. Here's an aerial photograph of the subject property here outlined in yellow again, there are no improvements currently on the property besides the rock wall and fence that we referenced earlier. Again, you see here the `Ainaloa Longhouse facility area, as well as the surrounding uses are either agricultural lands, vacant, or residential uses. Here's a view of the property from across `Ainaloa Boulevard showing the driveway area, some of the existing landscaping the low rock wall and fence. And here are some views of`Ainaloa Boulevard on the left looking makai toward Highway 130 with the subject property on the left hand side and then looking mauka toward Hawaiian Acres with the subject property on the right hand side. 2 EXHIBIT B