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

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6. Supportive Information: The applicants have submitted the attached in support of the request: (Planning Department Exhibit 1 — Special Permit Application dated April 28, 2022.) BACKGROUND INFORMATION 7. November 23, 2020: The Planning Dept received a complaint which alleged the landowner was using the subject property to conduct a tennis lesson/school, without a Special Permit. A warning letter was sent by the Planning Department on November 10, 2021, followed up by an initial extension of time on December 13, 2021 and a second extension of time on April 19, 2022. The applicant has submitted the subject Special Permit application to resolve the violation. DESCRIPTION OF STATE & COUNTY PLANS 8. State Land Use District: Agricultural. 9. General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map: Rural. 10. County Zoning: Agricultural-1 acres (A-la) and Agricultural-20 acres (A-20a). 11. Hilo Community Development Plan (CDP): The Hilo CDP, adopted as Planning Commission Resolution No. 1 on May 21, 1975, identifies the subject area for residential and agricultural use. 12. Special Management Area (SMA): The Special Management Area is a part of the Coastal Zone Management Program and regulated by the County. The subject parcel is located approximately four (4) miles from the nearest coastline and is not situated within the SMA. DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 13. Subject Property: The subject 1.003-acre property is improved with a 5-bedroom, 2- story, 3,256-square foot single-family dwelling, a 7,200-square foot, covered asphalt tennis court, a swimming pool, a gravel parking area, and a driveway. 14. Surrounding Land Uses/Zoning: Surrounding properties to the north, east and west are zoned A-la and most are also approximately one (1) -acre in size, while surrounding properties to the south are zoned A-20a and range in size from ten (10) to over twenty (20) acres. Surrounding land uses are primarily agricultural and residential, with some 2