PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (AMEND SPP 1139 _ PL-SPP-2022-023)

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parcels, one of which is owned by the original subdivider and the other is owned by Paradise Hui Hanalike. Neither landowner has plans to develop these parcels in the near future. Therefore, it would be reasonable to delete Condition No. 2, allowing the applicant to continue to operate their business on the subject property and allowing the permit to run with the land. Based on the preceding, the amendment request with modifications will not be contrary to the goals of the General Plan or the PCDP. Granting of the amendment request with modifications would not be contrary to the original reasons for the granting of the Special Permit. The original reasons for the approval of Special Permit No. 1139 are still applicable today and the request is not contrary to these reasons. 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 maintained a thick landscaping buffer to help minimize impacts to surrounding properties and the roadways. Since the approval of the most recent amendment to 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. According to the Department of Public Works -Building Division (DPW), there is no record of an approved change of use building permit for the agricultural storage building being used for an auto repair shop and towing operation. According to the Department of Health (DOH), there is no record of an approved individual wastewater system serving the auto repair shop and towing operation. To address DOH's concern, the Director is recommending a condition of approval that will require the applicant to secure all necessary building permits and to complete the change of use from an existing agricultural storage building to an auto repair shop and -3-