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

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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION A. EIS The proposed project was evaluated with respect to Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 343-5 and no triggers were identified. Therefore, further environmental review should not be required beyond what is detailed in this report. B. Project Description, Objectives and Reasons Paul Chuba, sole proprietor of Gold Coast SP LLC ("applicant"), is seeking a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit to build a single-family residence and related improvements on his property located at 15-1107 Ala Heiau Road in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Kea`au, Puna, Hawaii. The subject parcel identified as TMK (3) 1-5- 031: 062 is located approximately 450 feet east of the Ala Heiau and Maku`u Drive intersection (Figure 1). The applicant wishes to develop a two (2) story, 3,934 square foot single-family residence containing five (5) bedrooms and three (3) bathrooms on the subject property for his family. The parcel consists of 23,958 square feet of land zoned Agricultural 1-acre (A -la). All proposed improvements will be located on the mauka side of the property. The dwelling is proposed to be approximately 100 feet from the shoreline and thus a waiver from the requirement to obtain a certified shoreline survey is requested. On aerial imagery it looks as though an existing dwelling is located on the subject property. However, this home is in fact on the neighboring parcel to the south, identified as TMK (3) 1-5-031: 061. The aerial imagery and parcel boundaries are simply misaligned. No existing structures exist on the subject site. Furthermore, the applicant has reached out to several neighbors in the area notifying them of his development plans and only positive feedback has been received. Project Objective The project objective is to obtain an SMA Use Permit to build a single-family dwelling and associated improvements on the parcel subject to Special Management Area regulations outlined in the Planning Departments Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 9). E