PD Background Report COH-Parks & Rec (PL-SMA-2023-031 & PL-SSV-2023-003)

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BMilohiSMAS SV-6/8/23 COUNTY OF HAWAI`I PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION SHORELINE SETBACK VARIANCE APPLICATION (PL-SSV-2023-000003) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-SMA-2023- 000031) DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION has submitted applications for a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit and a Shoreline Setback Variance to allow facility improvements and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to Miloli`i Beach Park on 1.41 acres of land situated within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located at the coastal village of Miloli`i at 89-1151 Miloli`i Road, approximately 5 miles from the Miloli`i Road intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Anapuka and Ho`opuloa, South Kona District, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 8-9-004:001. APPLICANT'S REQUEST 1. Request: The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation is requesting a Special Management Area (SMA) Use Permit for its recreational facility improvements that are located at the Miloli`i Beach Park on approximately 1.41 acres of land located along the shoreline within the coastal village of Miloli`i. The park currently contains an unpermitted 80 ft by 40 ft covered pavilion, a basketball/volleyball court, parking area, a restroom, a water tank, a pump house, and firepits. The overall improvements that are being requested under SMA Use Permit (PL-SMA- 2023-000031) include the following: • Replacement of the existing pavilion; • Replacement of the existing comfort station; • Replacement of the non -potable water storage with a new potable water storage and booster pump station for the new comfort station; • Improvement of the parking lot to be ADA accessible; • Improvements of the walkways connecting the comfort station with the parking area and park facilities to be ADA accessible; • Reconstruction and resurfacing of the basketball/volleyball courts enclosed within a