PD Recommendation Report (PL-USE-2023-000018)

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RWailcoloaLutehranChurchUSE.crL4.29.24 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION REPORT WAIKOLOA LUTHERAN CHURCH/ERICK JACOBSON USE PERNHT APPLICATION (PL-USE-2023-000018) Upon careful review of the applicant's request against the guidelines for granting a Use Permit, the Planning Director recommends approval of the request to establish a church and related improvements on 1.056 acres of land situated within the Single-Family Residential-10,000 square foot(RS-10) zoning district. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Planning Director reserves the right to modify and/or amend this position based on additional information presented at the public hearing.The Planning Director's approval recommendation does not sanction the specific plans submitted with the application as they may be subject to change given the specific code and regulatory requirements of the affected agencies.This approval recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicant is requesting a Use Permit to allow the establishment of a church and related improvements consisting of a total gross building area of 11,972 square feet, including a total building square footage of 4,069 square feet and approximately 7,903 square feet of outdoor hardscaping such as sidewalks and lanais. As the applicant is self- funding the project,they propose to develop the project in 2 phases as follows: Phase 1: ■ Facilities include the construction of a 2,300-square foot sanctuary including a crying room and restroom facilities along with 2,646 square feet of outdoor hardscaping improvements,a 43-stall, paved parking lot (including required ADA parking), and landscaping improvements. ■ Phase 1 activities include Sunday church services and 2 evening bible studies both held in the sanctuary. A congregation of 20-50 people are expected to attend each of the Sunday Church services. -1-