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ASC SPP JMA 8_10 21 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> ARTS & SCIENCES CENTER <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION (SPP 21-000228) <br /> Upon review of the request against the guidelines for granting a Special Permit,the Deputy <br /> Planning Director recommends that the request to construct and operate an elementary school <br /> campus on an approximately 2.331-acre parcel situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District <br /> be approved by the Planning Commission. Since this recommendation is made without the <br /> benefit of public testimony, the Deputy Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this <br /> recommendation based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval <br /> recommendation is based on the following findings: <br /> The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to construct and operate an elementary <br /> school campus on an approximately 2.331-acre parcel of land within the SLU Agricultural <br /> District. The applicant plans to lease the subject property from the landowner, 130 <br /> Holdings LLC. The proposed project will allow the Hawai`i Academy of Arts and Sciences <br /> (HAAS) to consolidate its elementary campus, simplifying operations and better serving <br /> the children. The applicant has proposed a phased development of the subject property, <br /> with two phases to include the following: <br /> ■ Phase One: Two existing warehouse structures, labeled Buildings B and C on the <br /> applicant's proposed site plan, will obtain building permits and certificates of <br /> occupancy for a maximum of 175 students and 20 faculty. Building B will include <br /> ten (10) classrooms, ADA compliant restrooms, and four (4) storage rooms totaling <br /> approximately 6,000 square feet. Building C will include a kitchen, cafeteria, offices <br /> and four (4) restrooms totaling approximately 4,000 square feet. Phase one will <br /> include extension of a private waterline in order to provide county water to the subject <br /> parcel in addition to construction of forty (40) parking spaces including three (3) <br /> ADA compliant spaces, a one-way loop driveway, playgrounds and athletic fields <br /> and installation of a 36,000-gallon catchment tank to store non-potable water. <br /> ■ Phase Two: A new building, labeled Building A on the applicant's proposed site <br /> plan, will obtain a building permit and certificate of occupancy to accommodate an <br /> -1- <br />