PD Background Report New Hope-Waikoloa (PL-SPP-2023-042)

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within Waikoloa Village. Further, not being within the center of the Village, the site also becomes readily accessible to members traveling from outside of the Village, like Waimea. Equally important, the basic infrastructure, particularly potable water, can be provided to the site. The applicant plans to conduct its primary services on Sundays, beginning at 9:30 am and ending at noon or so. During that time, it anticipates a congregation and/or participation size of eventually reaching 200 persons from its current average size of 100 persons. Further, during the course of a week, there will be youth night, Bible study, prayer gathering, and the like. Currently, prayer, Bible study, and other church-related gatherings consisting of ten or so members are held on certain nights during the week, beginning at 7:00 p.m. or earlier to 9:00 p.m. or so. It is anticipated that the count may go as high as 40 with the new facility. Youth nights, averaging 20 or so youths, are held on Friday evenings, generally up to 10:00 p.m. That number is also anticipated to rise to around 40 with the new facility. On occasions, the church and its facilities will be used for other service related activities such as weddings, memorials, and the like. B. Pro'ect Components Pursuant to the above objectives, the applicant proposes to construct a single-story building consisting of 7,000+/- square feet. As proposed, the structure would consist of a 2,100 +/-foot sanctuary with a sitting capacity of 165. There would also be 3 classrooms, ranging between 382 square feet to 833 square feet. The balance of the area would be for storage; office, restroom, media room, and a nursing room. (Figure 3) The structure would be setback more than 40 feet from Waikoloa Road and the other property lines. The height of the single-story structure would be less than 30 feet. (Figure 4) Tentatively, 94 parking stalls are proposed, of which 5 would be handicapped stalls. A landscaped buffer fronting Waikoloa Road is also being planned, as well as a play area adjacent to the structure. There would be only one access from Walkoloa Road. (Figure 4) 2