PD Background Report (PL-SMA-2022-000023)

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Public access has been observed by the Applicants. Douglas Kerr held a conversation with a local regarding his fishing from the cliff ledge on County property near the subject property. He explained that he usually catches enough fish for the evening dinner. Mr. Kerr also conversed with an individual who was practicing yoga on the County old lava flow clearing near the ocean. She pointed out that she would like to see these wooded lots developed that are next to the County property because she sometimes runs into "the wrong type of people" emerging from the cover of the woods. Another person present volunteered that they just like to stop by for the "wonderful view"when she takes walks around the neighborhood. None of this public access will be negatively affected by the proposed project. M. Description of the area (e.g. width, type of surface and condition of roadway). The subject property is bounded by and accessible via the 40-foot paved road,Paradise Ala Kai Drive. This road is in good condition with a smooth asphalt surface. The proposed driveway will connect to this road as shown in Exhibit H,the Blended Map and Exhibit P,the roadway view. N. Traffic Impacts: The proposed house has a 3-bedroom, 2-car garage with one parking space. Although there will be only two current residents, even with three driver occupants in the house, traffic impact will be minimal. Road dust has been a cause of concern to many residents of HPP. Fortunately, the subject property is on a paved road with connecting access roads also paved. There will be no contribution to road dust from this project. Further, given the current traffic volume from HPP and its approximately 11,000 residents, there is expected that there will be negligible traffic impact upon the Puna area as a whole. O. Availability of Utilities: As noted in Section C—Existing Uses, HPP is a community sub-divided prior to the entry of Hawaii as a U.S. state. As such, HPP is a private community with no governmental services such as water, city, county or state-maintained roads or sewer services. The only utilities available to residents are electricity and cable/internet. As a result, Applicants intend to make use of a permitted well for water purposes and install a permitted septic system for waste water disposal. Site improvements would include the placement of a utility pole connecting to the residence,potable water and septic system lines, and the overhead power and telecommunication lines to the house, the placement of a gate and stone wall along the front of the property to match neighboring walls. In terms of the supporting utilities, electrical power, telecommunications and CATV connections will be provided from the existing utility lines that run along the mauka side of the Paradise Ala Kai Drive and would be extended overhead to the house site by means of a single power pole utility pole located near the residence along the southwestern boundary of the property and then the overhead line will run along the alignment of the property to a new metal power pole, as shown on the Site Plan in Exhibit H, the Blended Site Map, so as to provide the most direct and shortest route to the house site and minimize the amount of new disturbance to the Page 12 Attachment to SMA Major Use Permit Application of Kerr/Gleason,TMK: (3) 1-S-OS8 : OS3 12