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

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remainder of the 2,153-acre subject property, mauka of the permit area, which the draft General Plan concurs should not be developed with urban or commercial uses. A public comment raised a concern that the proposed church building will interfere with views of Mauna Kea, which raises the issue of protected view planes and sites of natural beauty, as designated by the General Plan. While the General Plan notes various view planes along Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, looking mauka and makai, as sites of natural beauty, there is not a designated,protected view plane from Waikoloa Village. Furthermore, since the church building is proposed to be a single story, 30-foot- tall structure, and given rolling topography to the northwest of the permit area and the 2,200-foot distance from residential structures, it is not expected that the proposed building will interfere with views of Mauna Kea from residential areas. Based on the preceding, the proposed request is consistent with the Land Use and Economic goals and policies of the General Plan. The South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP), adopted on November 20, 2008 by Ordinance No. 08-159, designates the subject property as within an area to maintain existing agricultural zoning. Policy 1 of the SKCDP aims to "Provide Infrastructure and Facilities for a Growing Community" in the planning area. The proposed use will be limited to a 5-acre permit area and will provide a facility that offers social and spiritual gatherings and weekly activities for the community. Additionally, the parcel's zoning remains agricultural and the remainder of the large parcel will be available for agricultural uses consistent with the broader goals of the above-referenced SKCDP policy. Based on the preceding, the request is consistent with the goals and objectives of the SKCDP. The proposed use is not contrary to the objectives sought to be accomplished by Chapter 205A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to coastal zone management program. The subject property is located approximately 5 miles from the nearest shoreline, is not within the Special Management Area and will not be impacted by coastal hazard and beach erosion. There is no designated public access to the mountain or shoreline areas over the property. Therefore, the proposed use will not adversely impact -9-