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BReedElder4.102020 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> PARADIS KAWEHIONALANI REED & MARK ANDREW REED <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION (SPP 20-000214) <br /> PARADIS KAWEHIONALANI REED & MARK ANDREW REED are requesting a Special <br /> Permit to allow for the construction and operation of an independent elder care home with ten <br /> (10)units and one(1)main kitchen on the subject parcel. The 1.143-acre subject parcel is located <br /> at 420 Ainalako Road, approximately 0.8-miles southeast of Ainaloa Drive in Waiakea, South <br /> Hilo District, Hawai`i,TMK: (3) 2-4-078:008. <br /> PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> 1. Request: The applicant has submitted a Special Permit application to change the use of <br /> the subject property and existing structures from single-family residential to an assisted <br /> living elder care facility on the subject parcel. The applicants intend to convert the four <br /> of the five existing structures on the property to accommodate 10 residential units with <br /> one main shared kitchen. The site would also host an on-site caretaker who will reside in <br /> the existing Ohana dwelling unit located on the parcel. The facility is planned to be <br /> licensed as an Assisted Living Facility through the Department of Health. The licensing <br /> process will proceed once approvals have been granted. (Planning Department <br /> Exhibit 1 —Special Permit Application) <br /> 2. Days/Hours of Operation: As this is a residential facility, operations will be 24 hours <br /> per day, seven days a week. Quiet hours will be in effect from 10:00pm to 7:00am daily. <br /> 3. Number of Employees: One (1) full time and two (2) part time staff are anticipated for <br /> this facility. <br /> 4. Daily Visitation: The applicant anticipates approximately 10 to 20 visitors per day to the <br /> facility. <br /> 5. Reason for the Request: The applicant states the objective for the proposed elder care <br /> facility is to accommodate changing demographics in the area, and to provide residents of <br /> the facility opportunities to be engaged and supportive of other residents in a family-like <br />