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RaeedElde,4.10.2020 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION PARADIS KAWEHIONALANI REED & MARK ANDREW REED SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION(SPP 20-000214) Upon review of the request against the guidelines under Rule 6 of the Planning Commission Rules of Practice and Procedures for granting a Special Permit, the Planning Director is recommending that this request to allow for the construction and operation of an independent elder care facility with ten (10) units and one (1) main kitchen 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 findings: The applicant is requesting a Special Permit application to change the use of the subject property and existing structures from a residential dwelling to an independent elder care facility with ten(10)units and one (1)main kitchen. There are five (5) existing structures on the property: 1. Main House: built under permit No. 860252 and consists of two (2)bedrooms and two (2)bathrooms totaling approximately 1,192 square feet; 2. Ohana Dwelling: Built under permit No. 89221 and Ohana Dwelling Permit No. OD-89-313; consists of one bedroom and one bathroom of approximately 576 square feet with a 252 square-foot carport and an 84 square-foot utility room (912 total square feet); 3. Storage Building: Built under permit No. 860164 and totals approximately 896 square feet; 4. Warehouse: built under permit No. 871883 and totals approximately 1,872 square feet; 5. Garage: Initially built as a greenhouse without a permit but is listed on RPT as a carport totaling 1,176 square feet. Staff notes there are unpermitted uses (i.e., residential use of the warehouse/garage) and improvements (i.e., conversion of garage to dwelling units) that were observed during a