PD Background Report (PL-SPP-2023-000040)

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Further, Condition 11 enabled the Commission to schedule a public hearing and address any infractions of conditions or other nuisance related matters by the applicant. To date,there has been no call for such a hearing. Condition D 4. The proposed uses will not unreasonably burden public agencies to provide roads and streets,sewers, water,drainage,school improvements,and police and fire protection. Potable water is provided via a private water company. Fire protection is also secured through this system. Access is provided from the Waikoloa Road, which is fully improved. No additional improvements are needed. Because the flights are scheduled through a reservation system,the volume of traffic to the site is controlled and thus quite low, averaging no more than 10 per hour. Personal vehicles and commercial vans are the usual mode of transportation to the site. Regardless of the mode of transportation,there are sufficient off-site parking and the visibility to and from the site is reasonably good from Waikoloa Road. Police and fire agencies are located in Waimea, although there is a fire station less than 3 miles from the subject site.These public agencies already service this area, as there are urban uses proximate to this area. As such, the project should not result in an extension of or place an unreasonable burden on these services. Additionally,the heliport, if needed, has been made available for emergency purposes such as brushfire, emergency transport,and the like. 5. The site is suitable for the requested uses. The existing heliport has not created any public impacts, thus demonstrating its suitability. From a land resource perspective, the land is not suitable for agricultural activity. The request will thus not result in the removal of any productive agricultural land. According to the applicant,there has been no flooding or other natural disturbance in the area of the requested use over the past 25+years. Based on the improved condition of this area,there should be no adverse impact to the area's floral or faunal resources. Itis also unlikely that there are any archaeological or cultural resources that would be adversely impacted, given the developed condition of the site. As such,there should be little or no environmental restrictions over the use of this site for the extended use of this site as a heliport. 6. As all of the needed improvements associated with the requested use already exist, approval of this request should not result in the alteration of the existing character of the area. At this time,there are no plans to make improvements to the site. The applicant wishes to retain what presently exists on the site and want to continue operating for another 10 more years from this point forward. As such, the visual character of the land would not be changed. 9