2022-10-31 APPLICANT'S RESPONSE TO PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT

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LAND'` ;y PLANNING HAWAII LLC October 31, 2022 Jeffrey Darrow, Deputy Director Planning Department COUNTY OF HAWAII 101 Pauahi Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Mr. Darrow: 194 Wiwoole St. Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 333-3393 info@landplanninghawaii.com Subject: Special Permit Application — Additional Information and Revisions Applicant: Robert Silber Kamaili, Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii TMK (3) 1-3-002:140 We are in receipt of the Background and Recommendation Reports on the subject application. We have reviewed the proposed conditions and appreciate the work that has gone into crafting them. The applicant would like the ability to construct one (1) potable water storage tank of 20,000 gallons capacity instead of two (2) tanks of 10,000 gallons capacity each. The applicant would also like to request the option to store water for fire suppression purposes in a pond if approved by the Fire Department. The proposed pond would maintain at least 60,000 gallons of water at all times. This could be accomplished by a square pond approximately 40 feet on each side and on average 4 feet deep. Please see attached conceptual site plan showing the approximate proposed location of the pond. We understand the need for accelerated deadlines on as -built permitting requirements and appreciate the suggested six-month deadline on Conditions 3, 6, 8, 14 (with the potential for one additional six-month period by administrative approval). However, we are concerned that the lengthy review times often encountered at permitting agencies may cause the applicant to miss these deadlines despite their best efforts. Based on recent discussions regarding the time to perform conditions of approval on projects more broadly we would respectfully request consideration that time spent in agency reviews not be counted toward the total time elapsed for those conditions. If there are any other questions, please feel free to direct them to me. Thank you very much. Sincerely, JOHN PIPAN Planning Administrator