PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2023-000038)

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Variance for these "after the fact" improvements will be applied for and acted upon by the Planning Director, subsequent to the outcome of this SMA application. Because the site falls within the bounds of the Kailua Village Special Design District, it may require further review and recommendation from the Kailua Village Design Commission. That Commission provided its favorable recommendation on March 28, 2006. Since the basic design has not been changed, further review— as was determined when the various SMA time extension requests were reviewed— may not be needed. If deemed necessary, this will be done subsequent to the submittal of this application or, if approved,prior to issuance of Final Plan Approval. Subsequent to hopefully the favorable action on this SMA Permit request, in addition to the Variance request, other ministerial permits - such as Plan Approval, Building Permit, Department of Health air quality permit, and the like- will be required. V. INSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS A. General Plan The County General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map designates the site to be within the Resort Node. The proposed development would be consistent with that designation. No General Plan amendment would be required to effectuate this project. B. Kona Community Development Plan Relative to the Kona CDP, Section 15.1 of the County General Plan called for the development and eventual County Council adoption of Community Development Plans. The General Plan states that the CDP "will translate the broad General Plan statements to specific actions as they apply to specific geographical areas." The General Plan also notes that should the CDP require a General Plan amendment, it could be considered concurrent with the adoption of the CDP. However, "If there is a direct conflict between the Community Development Plan and the General Plan, the General Plan shall be controlling." Pursuant to the above, the Kona CDP was developed and adopted by the County Council during the latter part of the year 2008. It was subsequently amended on September 18, 2019. The CDP identified its vision to be "A more sustainable Kona characterized by a deep respect for the culture and the environment...." The subject property is situated to be within the Kona Urban Area and Regional Town Center. As such, the existing resort zoning and requested use are consistent with those designations. 7