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

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multiple family residential and related functions (multiple family residential -- up to 35 units per acre). 16. Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP): The PCDP was adopted by the Hawaii County Council, Ordinance 08 116, on September 10, 2008. The subject parcel is located within the Orchidland Neighborhood Village Center, an area identified by the PCDP as "located along Orchidland Drive from Highway 130 to halfway between 34t' and 35t' Avenues", which encompasses 15 parcels and an area of about 16 acres. 17. Special Management Area (SMA): The subject property is located approximately four and a half (4.5) miles from the nearest coastline and is not within the Special Management Area. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS 18. Project Site: The subject. 1.045-acre parcel is rectangular in shape and situated at the southeast corner of the Orchidland Drive/34 h Avenue intersection within the Orchidland Estates Subdivision. The property is improved with an 8,160 square foot, steel -building that was permitted as an agricultural storage building, which has been used as a warehouse, distribution, and administrative office building. The warehouse facility, gravel driveway, gravel parking area and other associated improvements are largely concentrated within the southern half of the subject property, with the remaining portion fronting Orchidland Drive extensively landscaped, especially along its border with Orchidland Drive. The entire property is bordered by a low rock retaining wall that is then topped with chain link fencing. According to the Department of Public Works - Building Division, no building permit was ever issued for the change in occupancy from agricultural storage to warehousing/distribution/office use, thus a change of use building permit will be required to change the occupancy. 19. Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses: Most properties surrounding the subject parcel are zoned A-3a. The area is characterized by a mix of farms, single-family residences, and commercial/institutional uses that were all issued Special Permits to operate. These include the Orchidland Estates Convenience Center (including a convenience store/gas station, Blane's Drive Inn and the Orchidland General Store/True Value Hardware), a church, a restaurant and most recently, a public charter school which received a Special Permit to develop and operate in 2021. -4-