PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000011)

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Map in Ocean View, until the SL U boundaries are amended(from Agriculture to Urban). As the subject property is designated within the"Important Agricultural Lands" Land Use Policy Map category and the proposed use does not fall within any of the agriculture,related economic infrastructure and cottage industries,renewable energy, open area recreational uses, and community facilities uses identified by the CDP policies, the proposed Special Permit is clearly not consistent with the Ka`u CDP. The desired use will adversely affect the surrounding properties. The subject property is in the Wood Valley Homestead Lots located roughly 4.5 miles north of Pdhala. Most of the surrounding area is zoned Agriculture 20-acres (A-20a),with agricultural land uses and farm dwellings. A large area zoned Forest Reserve (FR) is located to the north and two parcels to the southeast are zoned Agriculture 5-acre (A-5a) and Agriculture 10-acre (A-10a). The nearest dwelling is located approximately 380 feet from the project site to the west across Center Road on TMK: 9-6-008:009. The Planning Department has received testimony in opposition to the special permit from surrounding property owners that raise concerns about allowing the proposed project on land that is designated Prime Agricultural Land, in addition to concerns about safety, the potential to attract visitors and vandalism, long term health effects, and the experimental nature of the satellite installation. As of the date of this writing,the Planning Department has also received two petitions for contested case hearings, from surrounding property owners. Based on the preceding considerations, the Deputy Planning Director is recommending that the Planning Commission deny this application for the temporary operation of an array of satellite dishes to conduct research on Fast Radio Bursts (FR-Bs) on an approximately 0.5-acre portion of a larger 21.80-acre property in the State Land Use Agricultural District. -6-