PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000010)

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promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. The proposed use is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District and would promote the effectiveness and objectives of the State Land Use Law and Regulations and Chapter 205,HRS, as amended. In recognizing that lands within agricultural districts might not be best suited for agricultural activities and yet classified as such, and in recognition that certain types of uses might not be strictly agricultural in nature, yet reasonable in such districts, the legislature has provided for the Special Permit process to allow certain unusual and reasonable uses within the Agricultural district. The State Land Use Law and Regulations are intended to preserve,protect, and encourage the development of lands for those uses to which they are best suited in the interest of the public welfare of the people of the State of Hawaii. In the case of the Agricultural District, the intent is to preserve or keep lands of high agricultural potential in agricultural use. The property is not classified by the State or County as important or prime agricultural land. In fact, soils on the property are classified by the Land Study Bureau's Land Classification System as "E" or"Very Poor" for agricultural productivity. Therefore, the proposed use will not adversely affect the preservation and agricultural use of the County's prime agricultural lands and is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the State Land Use Law and Regulations. The subject three (3)-acre property is rectangular shaped with rolling topography and is developed with a 688 square foot, single-single story dwelling, currently under construction, a utility shed and a water catchment tank. The proposed special permit area consists of approximately 5,720 square feet, including driveway,proposed client parking, and a 68.8-square foot portion of the existing 688-square foot dwelling proposed for the massage therapy office. The remainder of the property is currently used for agricultural purposes, including fruit trees, nut trees and vegetable gardens. Given that the Special Permit area consists of an already developed portion of the property, the proposed home occupation will not diminish the potential for any future agricultural activity on the subject property. -2-