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2. Reason for Request: The applicants' goal is to provide alternative and rustic overnight <br /> accommodations, allowing visitors an opportunity to enjoy and learn about Hamakua and <br /> to support businesses and farms in the area. Additionally, the applicants note that while <br /> there is some fruit tree propagation and livestock pasturing,the subject property is narrow, <br /> with a steep elevation incline, making intensive agricultural productivity unviable. <br /> 3. Staffing/Employees: The bed and breakfast establishment will be operated by a live-in <br /> manager. <br /> 4. Hours of Operation: The bed and breakfast will operate daily,with quiet hours from 9:00 <br /> PM to 8:00 AM. <br /> 5. Project Timetable and Cost: According to the applicants, the proposed construction is <br /> anticipated to be completed by the end of 2025, with an estimated budget of$80,000. <br /> 6. Definition of"Bed and Breakfast Establishment": According to Section 25-1-5 of the <br /> Zoning Code, a "bed and breakfast establishment" means any single-family dwellings <br /> and/or guest houses (pursuant to section 25-4-9),which have been permitted on a building <br /> site, in which overnight accommodations and only breakfast meals are provided to a <br /> maximum of ten guests, for compensation, for periods of less than thirty days. <br /> 7. Landowner: Steven Dietrich and Jane Dietrich. <br /> 8. Supportive Information: A Special Permit is required to operate a bed and breakfast <br /> establishment and to establish campsites in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The <br /> applicants have submitted the attached in support of the request. (Planning Department <br /> Exhibit 1 —Special Permit Application dated May 10, 2023) <br /> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br /> 9. Building Permit: Building Permit No. 901213 was issued on June 14, 1990, and <br /> completed on February 6, 2019, for a 3-bedroom dwelling. <br /> 10. Non-Conforming Use Certificates (NUC): NUC-19-1557 was approved on April 1, <br /> 2019, and renewed on June 1, 2020, as NUCR-20-1557. On June 10, 2022, a second <br /> renewal was submitted, as PL-NUCR-2022-000791,which is on hold pending approval of <br /> the proposed special permit. <br /> 11. Short Term Vacation Rental(STVR): STVR-19-363828 was approved on April 1,2019, <br /> permitting a 3-bedroom un-hosted STVR. <br /> -2- <br />