PD Background Report (PL-USE-2023-000009)

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Application for B and B permit, TMK 1-1-012.037 Traylor Family Trust 3A- The reason for this request is we propose to operate a Bed and Breakfast per county code chapter 25.4.7. This proposed establishment will be owner-occupied and owner operated. It will consist of two buildings, the first a fully permitted, certificate of occupancy issued, three bedroom, three bath, 1530 square foot main house completed in 2018, the second a 1000 square foot, 2 bedroom, 2 bath approved Ohana structure located on the same TMK. The Ohana permit was approved on August 22, 2022. The building permit for the Ohana (Permit Number: PW.B2023-000186), has been approved. No additional structures or construction are planned beyond the two fully permitted buildings described above. Office hours will be 8am to 5pm, but guests will be on site overnight. There will be one employee, the owner-operator, and 8 guests maximum. The proposed use is allowed at this time under existing county transient accommodation regulations, no expansion or change is proposed beyond that currently allowed. No additional buildings or alteration are proposed beyond those already permitted. Although a permit to operate a hosted short term rental is not required at this time, this request is made after talking to planning department personnel in anticipation of proposed new regulations for hosted transient accommodations. 313- It is proposed that the owner will occupy 2 bedrooms of the main house. The proposed b and b will consist of the remaining bedroom/bath in the main house, and the two bedrooms/bathrooms in the Ohana. See diagram below. 3C- The proposed B and B is located within the IRS district and is designated Urban by the State Land Use Commission. It is located within the approved Mauna Loa Estates Subdivision in the Volcano area. There are no pending subdivision actions affecting the subject TMK property nor has a variance, Planned Unit Development, cluster plan development or other preemption from the requirements of the Hawaii county code been granted. There has not been a previously approved variance from the subdivision code (chapter 23) and the zoning code (chapter 25) on the property. The property does have an approved Ohana permit and Ohana building permit. 3d- The property is located within the IRS district, the subject property, and all other properties in the subdivision are designated RS-20. The two closest neighbors are approved transient accommodations, and many hosted and non-hosted transient accommodations are located in the area. 3e- This property is located in flood area Zone X: Areas determined to be outside the 0.2% annual chance Flood zone. according to the DLNR flood assessment tool. 3F- There are no known archaeological or historic resources located on the subject property. Based on extensive exploration of the property by the owners, nothing of interest has been found. Upon discussion with neighbors living in the area, no one has discovered such resources on nearby or adjacent properties.