PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SMA-2024-000052)

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will be sited a considerable distance from the shoreline. The applicants have not observed any significant runoff or erosion in the recent past. Based on the above information, the proposed development is consistent with the objectives and policies of Chapter 205A, HRS. The proposed development is consistent with the County General Plan, Hamakua Community Development Plan (RCDP), Zoning Code, and other applicable ordinances. The General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) for the County of Hawaii is a policy document expressing the broad goals and policies for the long-range development of the Island of Hawai'i. The plan was adopted by ordinance in 1989 and revised in 2005; the map designation for the subject property is Open (ope) and Important Agriculture Lands (ial), which allows for this type of development. The Hdmdkua Community Development Plan (HCDP) was developed under the framework of the February 2005 County of Hawaii General Plan and was adopted in 2018 via Ordinance 2018-78 by the Hawaii County Planning Commission. The proposed development is consistent with the General Plan LUPAG Map designation as it will complement the goals, policies, and standards of the Land Use Elements of the General Plan. The proposed action is in balance with the natural, cultural, and social environment of the County, and it will create temporary construction jobs for residents and indirectly affect the economy through construction industry purchases from local suppliers. Lastly, the proposed development is consistent with certain "Community Objectives" of the HCDP; 1) protect, restore, and enhance watershed ecosystems, sweeping views, and open spaces from mauka forests to makai shoreline, while assuring responsible public access, 2) protect and restore viable agricultural lands and resources. Protect and enhance viewscapes and open spaces that exemplify Hdmdkua's rural character, and 4) protect and nurture the Hdmdkua regions social and cultural diversity and heritage assets,including sacred planes,historic sites,buildings, and towns. Based on the proposed developments distance from the shoreline, the previous development of the site from past uses, the inaccessible shoreline and high cliff, and the surrounding similar development of this subdivision, staff purports that the proposed project would be consistent with pertinent goals and policies of the Hawaii County 6