PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SMA-2024-000051)

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RGrainger_SMA_Apri1_2024 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT SCOTT GRAINGER SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-SMA-2024-000051) SCOTT GRAINGER has submitted an application for a Special Management Area Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling on a 14,000 square foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area. The subject property is located on the makai side of Puak6 Beach Drive, approximately 2.7 miles southwest of its intersection with Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, Por. of Puak6 Beach Lots, Lalamilo, South Kohala, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 6-9-006:016. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 1. Request: Scott Grainger seeks a SMA Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling on the project parcel located within the Special Management Area (SMA). The property contains an 855 square foot single- family dwelling originally constructed in 1955 and includes a 312 square foot carport. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing dwelling and replace it with a new single-family dwelling that complies with current building codes and meets the needs of the applicant. The proposed dwelling will be a single-story, 2,400 square-foot dwelling with two (2) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, one (1) half-bathroom, an office, kitchen, living room and laundry. Additional development includes two (2) outdoor showers, and a 182-square foot lanai. The project also includes a two-story detached garage with a 628 square foot living area (1 bedroom, 1 bathroom), and a 222 square foot lanai on the second floor, and a 726 square foot two-car garage on the first floor. The applicant intends to install a new advanced aerobic wastewater treatment unit in accordance with Department of Health (DOH) regulations; potable water will be provided via an existing Department of Waer Supply (DWS) water meter. The shoreline was certified for this parcel on July 16, 2015, and is located at the makai face of the existing legally non- conforming seawall. Staff notes that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) 205A- 42(a), when the shoreline is fixed by an artificial structure that has been approved, no -1-