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III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. Project Background and Concept The Applicant's parents and their ohana have owned the subject and immediately surrounding properties for several generations. As such and fittingly, the 9+ foot wide paved road within the 50-foot wide access/utility easement bisecting the property is called "Duarte" Road, the applicant's family name. The subject property has been used primarily for cattle grazing purposes. There is an existing 4,000+/- square foot, 5-bedroom dwelling on the site that was constructed in 1991 for the family of one of the landowners. The approved building permit identified four (4) bedrooms. The den above the garage has been used as a bedroom for over 10 years, resulting in the 5th bedroom. This will be the Applicant's room. If needed, a "de facto" use conversion permit from the Building Department will be secured. Within the past few years, the Applicant and other family members have operated the subject dwelling as a "hosted" short term vacation rental ("STVR"), with the "host" being the Applicant and at times, her parents. This approach was taken to supplement the income of the family member on a more sustainable basis. It should be noted that prior to its operation, the Applicant conferred with the County Planning Department and was informed that the STVR requirement of the Zoning Code did not apply to a "hosted" STVR. Because the Applicant now wants to be in a position to serve breakfast and have greater interaction with its guests, the Applicant would like to operate a B&B consisting of four (4) bedrooms instead of a "hosted" STVR. As noted on the floor plan, (Figures 4a and 4b) the B&B would include one (1) room on the first floor and three (3) rooms on the second level. The Applicant would be living in the area identified as "owner studio" on the second floor. (See Figure 4b) The 4-room B&B would operate and be consistent with the criteria for B&B's outlined in the County Zoning Code. Specifically, these would be: 1. The operator will reside on the same building site. The operator will be living within the dwelling. 2. The rooms will be within the single-family dwelling. 2