PD BACKGROUND REPORT (AMEND SPP 1139 _ PL-SPP-2022-000023)

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George and Shaleen Curlee Page 2 have passed and the applicants would like to continue operating their business for an additional 10 years or to have Condition No. 2 deleted so that they can operate indefinitely. There have been no suitable industrial zoned lands that have become available within the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision since this application was approved. The Planning Department continues to encourage landowners or applicants with light industrial uses to locate in an Industrial zoned district or to file for a change of zone request for such development. In this case, however, upon reviewing the circumstances of the request where the primary service area is within the immediate vicinity and where no suitable industrial zoned lands have become available in the area, the Planning Department supports the approval of the 10-year time extension request with the continued condition that the applicants will be required to relocate the business if suitable industrial zoned lands become available for use within the subdivision within the 10-year time period. The Planning Department does not support the request to delete Condition No.2, as this would create a permanent light industrial use in this rural area. Granting of the time extension request would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the permit. The use would continue to be an unusual and reasonable use of lands situated within the Agricultural District and will not be contrary to the objectives of Chapter 205, HRS, as amended. The land upon which the existing use is sought is unsuited for the uses permitted within the district. It is classified as "E" or "Very Poor" for agricultural productivity by the Land Study Bureau and unclassified by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) Map. The use will not adversely affect surrounding properties. The applicants have planted a thick landscaping buffer to help minimize impacts to surrounding properties and the roadways. .With the installation of the appropriate landscaping along the property boundaries and limited business hours, noise and visual impacts upon the adjoining properties can continue to be adequately mitigated. Since the approval of the Special Permit, the Planning Department has not received any complaints regarding the operation. Lastly, the continued operation will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers, water, drainage, and police and fire protection. Approval of this request would not be contrary to the General Plan or the Zoning Code. The amendment to Condition No. 2 would not be contrary to the General Plan or the Zoning Code. The request would be consistent with the Land Use Element of the General Plan, which states "Encourage the development and maintenance of communities meeting the needs of its residents in balance with the physical and social environment." The granting of this request at this particular location will provide a convenient service to the growing community.