PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2022-017)

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5. Supportive Information: The applicant has submitted the attached in support of the request: (Planning Department Exhibit 1 — SMA Use Permit Application dated May 20, 2022). BACKGROUND INFORMATION 6. Special Management Area (SMA): On July 25, 1985, Special Management Area (SMA) Minor Use Permit No. 85-33 was approved for the subdivision of an 81,070 square foot area into four (4) lots with related roadway and utility improvements. The approved subdivision includes the subject parcel. On September 4, 1992, the subject property received approval under SMA Minor Use Permit No. 92-08 to allow the construction of an array of stone walls along portions of the boundaries and interiors of the parcels created under SMM-85-33 mentioned above. This included the pedestrian public access wall located on the makai side of the subject parcel. Staff notes that the Kona Bay Estates Subdivision was granted final subdivision approval by the County on April 23, 1951. 7. Chapter 343, HRS (Environmental Review): The proposed improvements are not subject to the requirements of Chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding Environmental Impact Statements because the proposed project has no trigger to require an EVEIS. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 8. State Land Use Designation: Urban 9. General Plan LUPAG MAP: Open (ope). 10. County Zoning: Single-family residential — 15,000 sq. ft. (RS-15) 11. Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP): The Kona Community Development Plan was adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance No. 18-131 on September 25, 2008. 12. Special Management Area (SMA): The entire project area is located within the Special Management Area (SMA) as well as located within the "shoreline area" as defined by section 205A-41, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS). The applicant received a shoreline certification from the Department of Land and Natural Resources which delineated the -2-