PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000040)

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RGo1d coastSMA AJR 11/7/23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION GOLD COAST SP LLC SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-SMA-2023-000040) Upon careful review of the applicant's request against the guidelines for granting of a Special Management Area Use Permit, the Planning Director recommends that this request to construct a two (2) story, 3,934 square foot single-family residence, two (2) car garage, covered lanai, and related improvements on 23,958 square feet (sf) of land situated within the Special Management Area (SMA) be approved by the Planning Commission. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this recommendation based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval recommendation is based on the following: The applicant requests a Special Management Area Use Permit to construct a 3,934 square foot single-family residence containing two(2) stories,five(5)bedrooms, and three (3) bathrooms. The ground floor is proposed to contain two (2) bedrooms, one (1) full bathroom, a recreation room, a laundry, and storage room, and a two (2) car garage. The second floor would have three(3)bedrooms,two(2)full bathrooms,a kitchen,living room, and a covered lanai. According to County records,there is no existing development on the subject parcel. The dwelling will utilize a Department of Health approved individual wastewater system (IWS). County water is not available to the site; however,the applicant intends to drill a water well and install a water pump for residential use in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM). An array of twenty (20) solar panels will be used for electricity. The grounds for approving development within the Special Management Area are based on HRS, Chapter 205A-26(2) (Special Management Area guidelines) and Rule 9- 11(e) of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. Planning Commission Rule 9-11(e) states that the Planning Commission may permit the proposed development only upon finding that: -1-