PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000027)

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2023, email) on the reasoning for the amended request. The Planning Director is supportive of removing Condition No. 7 of SMA 51 as the Applicant has stated that with or without this "public use" parking condition, the applicant is still committed to making this parking area available for the general public subject to some measure of controls. (Planning Department Exhibit 2—SMA Use Permit Application dated January 25,2023) 2. Project Objectives: To allow the Applicant to enable some measure of control over public parking on a private commercial parcel. 3. Cost/Time of Project: As this is an amendment to an approved SMA Use Permit, there is no valuation for the project as there is no specific development proposed at this time. 4. Landowner: D&L Fujimoto LLC BACKGROUND INFORMATION 5. Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit No. 51: In 1974 the County Council adopted Ordinance No. 628 which created the Kailua Village Special District (KVSD); the subject parcel is situated within the boundaries of the KVSD and therefore is subject to review and recommendations of the KVSD. On January 31, 1978, the Planning Commission approved SMA Use Permit No. 51 with conditions, including condition No. 7 which required parking stalls on the makai side of the subject parcel to be for "public use". 6. Chapter 343, HRS: The proposed project was evaluated with respect to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Ch. 343-5, and staff notes that no triggers were identified. STATE AND COUNTY PLANS 7. State Land Use Designation: Urban 8. General Plan LUPAG MAP: Resort Node (ren) and Medium Density Urban (mdu) 9. County Zoning: Resort-Hotel (V-.75) 10. Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP): The Kona Community Development Plan (as amended) was adopted by the Hawaii County Council by Ordinance No. 19-91 on September 18, 2019. 11. Special Management Area (SMA): The project is located within the Special Management Area and is subject to SMA review; however, it is not considered a shoreline parcel pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Ch. 205A. -2-