PD Background Report (PL-SPP-2023-000060)

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BMakuaLaniSPP.3.15.24 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT MAKUA LANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (FORMERLY KONA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY) AMENDMENT TO SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 549 (PL -SPP -2023-000060) MAKUA LANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (FORMERLY KONA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY) is requesting to amend Condition No. 9 of Special Permit No. 549 to allow an increase in the maximum enrollment from 180 to 210 students, as well as to expand the permit area by 1.916 acres. Special Permit No. 549 allowed the establishment of a church and primary school facilities and related improvements on approximately 5.087 acres of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject properties are located at 74-4907 and 74-4889 Palani Road, approximately 0.4 miles south of its intersection with Mamalahoa Highway, Papa`akoko and Honokohau 1st and 2nd, North Kona, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 7-4-006:037 and 046. APPLICANT'S REQUEST 1. Applicant's Request: The applicant is requesting an amendment to Special Permit No. 549 (SPP 549), which allowed the establishment of a church and primary school facilities and related improvements, to include the following: • Amend Condition No. 9 of SPP 549 to allow an increase in the maximum enrollment from 180 to 210 students. The condition currently states "The primary school shall be limited to an enrollment of 180 students. " • Add the adjacent 1.916 -acre property, TMK (3) 7-4-006:046 (Parcel 46) to the permit area, for educational uses, thereby increasing the permit area to a total of approximately 7.003 acres. • Construct a 960 -square foot modular building on Parcel 46 to accommodate 2 new elementary school classrooms. • Construct a 225 -square foot bathroom building and new septic system on Parcel 46 to serve the new classrooms. 2. Reason for Request: The applicant was recently gifted the ownership of Parcel 46 and would like to use it for educational purposes, together with the existing primary school campus on TMK (3) 7-4-006:037 (Parcel 37), originally permitted under SPP 549. The -1-