PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2023-000038)

Home

Traffic will be staggered to the site based on scheduled appointments. To mitigate traffic impacts the applicant is also proposing to provide on-site parking for 19 vehicles for Phase I of the project which includes the construction of the transitional medical clinic. Once the permanent medical clinic is constructed along with the workforce housing,parking for a total of 90 vehicles including ADA and a loading unloading area will be constructed on the subject property. The applicant has stated that the estimated hours of operation of the transitional medical clinic will be from 7:30 am until 6:30 pm Monday to Saturday and the same will be for the permanent medical clinic once it is constructed. Construction of the project will create temporary construction-related impacts such as an increase in noise, dust, and construction traffic. These impacts will be temporary in nature and minor in scope and therefore are not anticipated to have a substantial adverse impact on the surrounding properties, particularly since some of the surrounding properties are already developed with commercial and community uses. Given the preceding, it is not anticipated that the use will adversely impact surrounding properties. Finally, as of the date of this writing, the Planning Department has received only letters of support from neighbors or the general public on this application. (C) Such use shall not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewers,water, drainage, school improvements, and police and fire protection.Access to the subject property is currently from an existing 20-foot driveway to Akoni Pule Highway, which is a minor arterial roadway under the jurisdiction of the County of Hawai`i by a Transfer Agreement between the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation and the County of Hawaii dated December 7, 2021. The applicant is proposing to construct a secondary driveway from Maluhia Road, a private roadway located to the west of the property. The applicant obtained a Grant of Easement, dated September 21, 2022, and recorded at the Bureau of Conveyance of the State of Hawai`i, which granted the applicant easement rights over Maluhia Road. Access to the transitional medical clinic is proposed to be from Maluhia Road with an interior turn- around and fire apparatus access lane. The applicant is proposing to expand the existing -5-