PD Recommendation Report (PL-SMA-2022-024)

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RSirlin AJR 2/27/23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION FRANK SIRLIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-SMA-2022-000024) Upon careful review of the applicant's request against the guidelines for granting of a Special Management Area Use Permit,the Planning Director recommends that this request to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and accessory building and construct a two-story, 3,023-square foot, 4-bedroom, 5.5-bath single-family residence and related improvements which include two (2) two-car garages, an in-ground swimming pool, spa, and lanais, on 0.38 acres of land situated within the Special Management Area(SMA)be approved by the Planning Commission. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this recommendation based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval recommendation is based on the following: The applicant requests a Special Management Area Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and accessory building and construct a new single-family dwelling, swimming pool/spa and associated improvements on a 16,40 1-square foot parcel of land located on the makai (seaward) side of Puak6 Beach Drive within the Special Management Area (SMA) on the Island of Hawaii. According to Real Property Tax records, the existing dwelling was constructed prior to the establishment of SMA law, in 1961 under Building Permit No. 18661. The existing house contains 1,552 square feet(sf) of living area, and 1,329 sf of accessory space for a total of 2,881 sf and contains one (1) bedroom and two (2) bathrooms. When the dwelling was constructed, the property was subject to a 20-foot shoreline setback,however,the current shoreline setback is 40 feet and as such portions of the existing structure are within the shoreline setback area. Due to the age of the existing dwelling, and its limited size,the applicant is proposing to demolish the existing dwelling and replace it with a new single family dwelling set outside the minimum 40-foot shoreline setback area. The two-story home would have 3,023 sf of living area and 1,952 sf of accessory area for a total of 4,975 sf,with four(4)bedrooms and rive and a half I