PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-015)

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that prohibit commercial and industrial uses. While the Planning Director does not want to promote a situation that encourages neighbors to initiate lawsuits, he believes that resolution of disagreements over restrictive covenants are a private matter that should be addressed separately from this Special Permit process. (C) Such use shall not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers,water, drainage, school improvements, and police and fire protection.Access to the subject parcel from Kaumana Drive is provided by Edita Street and Mele Manu Street, both County-maintained roads with a travel lane width of twenty (20) feet within a fifty (50)-foot wide right-of-way. Speed humps have been installed along the length of Mele Manu Street in order to manage the speed of traffic along this particular roadway section. According to the Department of Water Supply (DWS), the subject parcel is currently served by an existing 5/8-inch meter and the current average daily usage is less than 400 gallons. DWS has no objection as the proposed request has not generated a significant increase in water demand. The subject property is currently serviced by an existing cesspool. According to the applicant, tennis players utilize an existing bathroom within the existing dwelling and the proposal states that they will continue to do so. According to comments provided by the State Department of Health (DOH), to accommodate the increase in wastewater output the applicant will be required to upgrade to a new wastewater treatment system meeting the approval of Subchapter 2, Chapter 11-62, Hawaii Administrative Rules. A subsequent conversation with staff at DOH clarified that a wastewater treatment system is distinct from a septic system, or individual wastewater system (IWS), and is required to address the higher-level output associated with commercial use of the subject property. Additionally, according to DOH, the existing five (5) bedroom-dwelling would already max out the capacity of a new septic system, before even considering the commercial use. A condition of approval will be added to require that the applicant complete the wastewater upgrade, meeting with the approval of DOH. According to staff at the Department of Public Works, Building Division, the applicant will be required to apply for a change of use building permit to convert the -4-