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

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already developed portion of the larger 29.63-acre parcel for the proposed use. So,while a portion of the property will be used for non-agricultural uses, the overall agricultural potential of the subject property will not be diminished. Currently,the permit area includes some ornamental and fruit trees, and the applicant proposes to expand agricultural uses of the property by planting Rambutan orchard and developing a 600-square foot greenhouse for vegetable cultivation, thus agricultural uses on the subject property will continue. Therefore,the proposed use will not adversely affect the preservation and agricultural use of prime agricultural lands and is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the State Land Use Law and Regulations. The proposed use is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. In recognizing that lands within agricultural districts might not be best suited for agricultural activities and yet classified as such, and in recognition that certain types of uses might not be strictly agricultural in nature,yet reasonable in such districts, the legislature has provided for the Special Permit process to allow certain unusual and reasonable uses within the Agricultural district. The subject, 29.63-acre property is located approximately '/2 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. These improvements have been used since 2019 as part of a permitted Special Treatment Facility under license of the State Department of Health. Continued use of this area and improvements for the same use, but with more clients, is unusual in that it is not agricultural in nature; however, it is also reasonable to continue the use as the impacts of the expanded clientele will be negligible to the use of the property. Additionally, the applicant plans to continue existing agricultural use of property and expand it in the future. Based on the preceding, the subject request is considered an unusual and reasonable use of the agricultural land. -3-