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5. Project Timetable/Cost: The applicant intends to begin operating the bed and breakfast <br />upon approval of the Special Permit and does not anticipate construction costs associated <br />with the project. <br />6. Landowners: Riaan Mattheus and Lisa Leina`ala Mattheus. <br />7. Supportive Information: A Special Permit is required to operate a bed and breakfast <br />establishment in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The applicant has submitted the <br />attached in support of the request: (Planning Department Exhibit 1 - Special Permit <br />Application dated May 7, 2023) <br />BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />8. Building Permits: According to records on rile with the Building Division, the following <br />building permits have been issued for the property: <br />• Building Permit No. 912054: Finalized for a new dwelling. <br />• Building Permit No. B2007-1735H: Finalized for an addition. <br />9. Complaint and Closure Letter: County records show a complaint was submitted in <br />regard to the subject property, alleging operation of an unpermitted bed and breakfast. <br />Following an investigation, county inspectors determined that the landowners of the <br />subject property were operating a hosted vacation rental, currently an unregulated use, and <br />not operating as a bed and breakfast. Furthermore, since the subject property serves as a <br />primary residence for the landowners, inspectors determined the establishment was not a <br />short-term vacation rental (STVR). A closure letter was sent to the complainant stating that <br />the complaint was officially closed. (Planning Department Exhibit 2 — Closure Letter <br />dated May 9, 2022) <br />STATE & COUNTY PLANS <br />10. State Land Use District: Agricultural. <br />11. General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) MAP: Important <br />Agricultural Lands and Extensive Agriculture. <br />12. County Zoning: Agricultural-3 acre (A-3a). <br />13. Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP): The PCDP was adopted by the Hawaii <br />County Council, Ordinance 08 116, on September 10, 2008. The subject property is not <br />located within or near any village center. <br />-2- <br />