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

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people. During weekdays, the church will host youth night, Bible study and prayer gatherings, typically held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with up to 40 attendees. Youth nights are currently held on Friday evening from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, with an average of 20 youth attendees, though that number is expected to increase to 40 attendees with the new facility. The applicant will initiate the construction permitting process within one year of approval of the Special Permit with the hope of obtaining a certificate of occupancy by 2027, and with an estimated cost of approximately $3 million. The criteria for approving a Special Permit are based on Rule 6-7 in the Planning Commission Rules. It states that the Planning Commission shall not approve a Special Permit unless it is found that the proposed use (a) is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the Agricultural or Rural District, whichever the case may be, and (b) the proposed use would promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. The granting of this request would promote the effectiveness and objectives of Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. The State Land Use Law and Regulations are intended to preserve, protect, and encourage the development of lands in the State for those uses to which they are best suited in the interest of the public health and welfare of the people of the State of Hawaii. In the case of the Agricultural District, the intent is to preserve or keep lands of high agricultural potential in agricultural use. The County General Plan designates the property as extensive agriculture and the soils are classified as "E" or Poor by the Land Study Bureau's Overall Master Productivity Rating and undesignated by the Department of Agriculture's ALISH Map. Given that the applicant will only be utilizing a 5.012-acre portion of the larger 2,153-acre parcel for the proposed use, the overall agricultural potential of the subject property will not be diminished. Given the preceding, the proposed use will not adversely affect the preservation and agricultural use of prime agricultural lands and is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by the State Land Use Law and Regulations. The proposed use is an unusual and reasonable use of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. In recognizing that lands within agricultural -2-