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

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trailers located in the permit area that the applicant indicates are used as a den for clients of the facility. A condition of approval will require the applicant to secure necessary building permit approval for all existing and proposed structures prior to the expansion of the number of clients of the special treatment facility. The property is situated within an area designated as Flood Zone X on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) by FEMA, an area of minimal flood hazard located outside the 500-year flood plain. Electrical and telephone services are available to the property. Fire and medical services are available nearby in Laupdhoehoe. Based on the preceding, the requested use will not burden public agencies to provide additional services. (D) Unusual conditions, trends, and needs have arisen since district boundaries and regulations were established. In the 1960's and 1970's, the State's Agricultural District boundaries and regulations were established and subsequently amended pursuant to HRS Chapter 205. The State Land Use Commission was created in 1961, and interim regulations and temporary district boundaries became effective in 1962. Subsequently, the regulations and Land Use District Boundaries became effective in August of 1964. Although the property and surrounding areas are designated for agricultural uses by both State and County land use laws, through the issuance of a Special Permit, various "non-agricultural" services and uses may be allowed. Since the district boundaries were established, there has been an increased demand for in-patient therapeutic, counseling, coaching, and recovery services in areas outside of the urban core and on rural/agricultural lands. In fact, these types of uses are permitted by right on agricultural land, provided the number of clients is 8 or fewer and a license is obtained by the State Department of Health. Only the requested increase in clients beyond 8 is triggering the requirement for a Special Permit. (E) The land upon which the proposed use is sought is unsuited for the uses permitted within the district. The property's soils are classified as "C" or Fair by the Land Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating and designated as "Prime" by the Department of Agriculture's ALISH Map, so the land is well suited for agricultural uses, as is evidenced by current and planned agricultural uses of portions of -6-