PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000027)

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The Planning Director finds it appropriate to delete Condition No. 2 and allow the permit to run with the land. The reason for the recommendation is due to the lack of suitable industrial-zoned lands becoming available for use within the subdivision. Additionally,the applicants have operated for over twenty years in good standing with the Planning Department and the Orchidland Community Association. The granting of this request at the subject property would provide a convenient light-industrial service to the growing community. Granting of the amendment request would not be contrary to the General Plan or Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP). The County of Hawaii General Plan is the policy document for the long-range comprehensive development of the island of Hawaii. One of the purposes of the General Plan is to guide the pattern of future development in this County based on long-term goals. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) Map designates the property as Rural. This category includes existing subdivisions in the State Land Use Agricultural and Rural districts that have a significant residential component. Typical lot sizes vary from one to two acres. These subdivisions may contain small farms, wooded areas, and open fields as well as residences. Allowable uses within these areas, with appropriate zoning, may include commercial facilities that serve the residential and agricultural uses in the area, and community and public facilities. The deletion of 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 location would provide a convenient service of light- industrial to the growing community. The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) was adopted in 2008, after the first time extension was granted by the Planning Commission. The PCDP recommends that repair shops and other light industrial land uses should be located in Regional Town Centers or Community Village Centers,like the Orchidland Neighborhood Village Center, an area identified by the PCDP as located along Orchidland Drive from Highway 130 to -2-