PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2022-000030)

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DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA 11. Subject Property: The subject, 29.63-acre property is located approximately 1/z mile west(mauka) of Highway 19 in Umauma. The 3.03-acre permit area is improved with an existing, permitted, 7,351 square foot, 2-story, 5-bedroom, 3 1/2 -bathroom dwelling built in 2002 and with various permitted additions and alterations in the years thereafter. The permit area is also improved with a 1,620 square foot, permitted steel, Quonset-style agricultural storage shed built in 2004. To the south of the ag storage shed within the proposed special permit area, there are two unpermitted trailers that the applicant indicates are used as a den for the facility. As described below,the special permit area is also improved with one potable and three non-potable catchment tanks, driveway, parking areas and other related improvements. 12. Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses: Adjacent lands are similarly zoned Agricultural- 20 acres (A-20a) and nearby uses consist primarily of agricultural fields and orchards and vacant land. The nearest dwelling is situated approximately 2,100 feet to the south of the permit area. 13. USDA Soil Survey Report: Soils in this area are classified as Hilo hydrous silty clay loam, 0 to 10 percent slopes and Hilo hydrous silty clay loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes. 14. Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): Zone "X,"an area of minimal flood hazard. 15. Land Study Bureau's Overall Productivity Rating: "C" or Fair. 16. Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH): Most of the parcel and entirety of the permit area are designated as Prime by the ALISH. 17. Flora and Fauna Resources: No professional floral or faunal survey was conducted for the floral and faunal resources of the site, due to the property's extensive history of use for sugar cane cultivation and the already developed and maintained nature of the special permit area. Existing maintained flora on the property consists of ornamental and fruit trees including Pikake, a variety of palm trees, citrus trees, and Money trees. The applicant is also growing pineapples and Okinawan sweet potatoes. The remainder of the special permit area is improved with manicured lawn. Other surrounding wild fauna consists of palm trees, warabi fern, grasses, shrubs, and patches of existing sugar cane. The applicant also proposes to expand agricultural uses of the property by planting 3