2022-09-28 Applicant Response to Director's Recommendation_v1

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Daryn Arai Land Use Planning Consultant September 28, 2022 Mr. Dennis Lin, Chairperson County of Hawaii Windward Planning Commission 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chairperson Lin: Subject: Comments regarding Planning Director's Recommendation regarding Special Permit Application PL-SPP-2022-000017 Applicant: Maurice and Jiranan Thomas Trust TMK-1-6-009: 385, Orchidland Estates, Puna, Hawaii Thank you for the opportunity bring this Special Permit Application before you and the Commission that, simply put, seeks to make things right. The Applicant appreciates the Planning Director's favorable recommendation of this Special Permit request and agrees with the findings and analysis contained within his background and recommendation reports and will comply with all applicable governmental approvals in an expeditious manner. However, from a purely timing and functional standpoints, the Applicant which wishes to offer the following amendments to the proposed conditions of approval that doesn't change the basic requirements, it simply reworks the timing and implementation, as explained below. (deleted material is struck and bracketed with added material underscored) Condition 3. [Within sir ry (60)-days of he appr-aval of this perR4-,-a]A_n individual wastewater system(s) shall be installed, and permitted for the proposed use, meeting with the approval of the State Department of Health. Applicant's reason: To require installation of an DOH -approved Individual wastewater system (IWS) within a period of two months from the date of approval of the Special Permit simply cannot be accomplished. IWS are typically designed and permitted concurrent with a building permit for the change of use of the existing agricultural storage building, so that the proposed occupancy of the building via a change of use application is matched with the design of the IWS. While the Applicant is securing the services of professionals to prime them for the prompt preparation of design drawings for both the change of use and IWS, it is not permitted to apply for any such permits and approvals, much less commence any related construction, until Final Plan Approval has been secured from the Planning Department as required by Condition 5. P.O. BOX 4501, HILO HAWAII 96720 PHONE: (808) 895-3218 EMAIL: DARYN ARAI@OUTLOOK.COM