PD Recommendation Report (PL-SPP-2022-000025)

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or keep lands of high agricultural potential in agricultural use. The majority of the 2.0- acre permit area(approximately 90%) is classified as "C" or"Moderate Productivity" soil, while the remaining northwest portion is classified as "B" or"High Productivity" soil by the Land Study Bureau. Additionally, the majority of the 2.0-acre permit area (approximately 90%) is unclassified, while a small portion at the northwest corner is designated "Prime Agricultural Land"by the Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) map. As the proposed use will be limited to a 2.0-acre portion of the larger 10.7-acre subject property and will be a temporary installation, it will not displace any existing agricultural activity or diminish the future agricultural potential of the property. As evaluated above, the applicant's request is considered an unusual and reasonable use of agricultural land that will not adversely affect the preservation of lands with high agricultural potential in the County of Hawaii. Thus, the establishment of the proposed use will not be contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the State Land Use Law and Regulations. (B) The desired use would not adversely affect surrounding properties. All surrounding properties are zoned Agriculture 20-acres (A-20a), with agricultural land uses, farm dwellings, and forest. There is a 1,422-acre State-owned property directly east that is forested. The nearest dwelling is over 1,800 feet to the northwest, across Wood Valley Road on TMK: 9-6-010:001. Traffic in the Wood Valley area is generally low, mainly consisting of resident traffic. Access to the subject property is by way of an easement deed that allows the applicant to access the permit area. The initial stage of the proposed project will require the transport of shipping containers, a port-a-potty and equipment required to construct the proposed catchment tank, arrays, and fencing, and while minimal vehicular trips will occur during this stage, short-term impacts to traffic are expected. The applicant notes that visual impacts will be minimal since the proposed installation is not adjacent to existing dwellings and there is existing vegetative screening. In response to a neighbor's concern regarding preservation of view planes, the -4-