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Special Management Area Major Use Permit Application Background Information Attachment on the Subject Request Applicants: Douglas Kerr and Barbara Gleason TMK: (3) 1-5-068-053 Douglas Kerr and Barbara Gleason,husband and wife,have submitted an application for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to construct a two-story residence on an unimproved and vacant parcel on Paradise Ala Kai Drive in the subdivision known as Hawaiian Paradise Park in Keaau, Island and County of Hawaii. I. Background Information A. An EIS, if required. Not Required: An EIS is not required of the subject property because it does not meet the statutory requirements for a necessary Environmental Impact Statement. B. Detailed written description of the proposed project and a statement of objectives and reasons for the request. Description:The proposed project will consist of a wood-framed, single-family two-story, 3-bedroom, 2 '/z bath, residential home of approximately 2212 square feet of living space. There is an attached garage with an interior of approximately 373 square feet. The home is situated on a lot of 0.49 acre or 21,344 square feet. The construction type is VB and the occupancy is R-3. The Total footprint (or "under roof') Development Area (TGA) of the property per the Rules is 3858 square feet including the living space and garage roof area and lanai. Electrical power and cable will be provided to the residence by extending an overhead line from the existing HELCO and Spectrum utility lines that run along Paradise Ala Kai Drive. The residence will include an individual wastewater and septic system meeting or exceeding all regulatory requirements. A permitted well will provide water to the residence. The site plan, floor plan and elevation drawings are shown in Exhibit A, Plan Drawings. The vacant shoreline lot proposed to be built on consists of largely common non-native invasive trees such as autographs, cecropias, brasias and ficus and an understory that includes a mix of ferns, sedges that must or should be removed and replaced with native species. The lot has a base of igneous rock. The lot is largely level from the road to the sea edge. There is an approximate 25-30 foot drop-off at the edge of the lot to the sea below. See Exhibits B through D, Overhead Photos and Google Satellite Map. Objectives: The objectives are to construct a single-family residence on the property to match existing homes in the Hawaiian Paradise Park("HPP") area.A further objective is to remove non-native invasive plants and trees to be replaced by native Hawaiian species on the subject property. Wind and hurricane damage in Hawaii has been exacerbated by invasive non-native downed trees. Native trees and shrubs that exist will be identified and not subject to ripping or grading. Page 1 1 Attachment to SMA Major Use Permit Application of Kerr/Gleason,TMK: (3) 1-S-OS8 : OS3 1