PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SMA-2024-000048)

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RElse_SMA April 2024 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION PATTY SATHER& STEPHEN ELSE SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERNHT APPLICATION (PL-SMA-2024-000048) Upon careful review of the applicant's request against the guidelines for granting of a Special Management Area Use Permit, the Planning Director recommends that this request to two-story single-family dwelling and related improvements on a 31,363-square foot shoreline parcel within the Special Management Area (SMA) be approved by the Windward 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: The applicants proposed development consists of a 2-story single-family dwelling with one (1) bedroom, kitchen, living area, and two (2) bathrooms, a detached bedroom connected by elevated lanai to the main house that includes one (1) Bedroom and one (1) Bathroom, and a single car port adjacent to the main house. Additional development includes the construction of a separate 2-car garage that includes a detached bedroom on the second floor, and includes one (1) Bedroom, a family room, and one (1) bathroom. An additional carport and storage shed will also be constructed. The total interior finished floor area will be approximately 2050 square feet (sf), 670 sf enclosed garage, 1240 sf lanai, and 660 sf open sided accessory structures. There is an existing approximately 24'x 50' concrete slab on grade that will remain and will be covered by the new dwelling and lanai structure. Existing permitted septic and electrical systems will be reused and can accommodate the new development. There is an existing water catchment tank residential structures that will be demolished to make way for the new development. A perimeter site fence will be installed, including gates at driveways, and the existing rock wall located on the makai side of the parcel will remain unchanged. A well will be installed mauka of the garage structure within the 15' side yard setback. The existing 5-foot shoreline access easement pathway along the SE boundary of the property will be cleared, and signage maintained. Also, all obstructions within the shoreline access 1