PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-SPP-2023-000052)

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MietrichSPP.ja.4.324 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND REPORT MATHEW DIETRICH, STEVEN DIETRICH AND JANE DIETRICH SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION (PL-SPP-2023-000052) MATHEW DIETRICH, STEVEN DIETRICH AND JANE DIETRICH are requesting a Special Permit to allow the establishment of a 3-bedroom bed and breakfast operation within an existing dwelling and to legitimize an existing campground on a 1-acre portion of an approximately 2-acre parcel of land in the State Land Use Agricultural District. The subject property is located at 28-1435 Old Mamalahoa Highway, approximately 1.0 mile north of its intersection with Hawaii Belt Road, Ka`akepa-Malamalama W, South Hilo,Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-8-012:022. APPLICANTS' REQUEST 1. Request: The applicants are requesting a Special Permit to establish a 3-bedroom bed and breakfast operation within an existing dwelling and to legitimize an existing campground. The existing dwelling was registered as a nonconforming Short-Term Vacation Rental (STVR) in 2019 and the applicant states that the property has hosted paying guests since 2012 . The proposed Special Pemit includes the following: • Operation of the existing dwelling as a 3-bedroom bed and breakfast, with the ground floor used only for storage. • Permitting of a 4th bedroom within the dwelling for use by the operator of the bed and breakfast. • Permitting 6 campsites to be used for overnight accommodations, with each consisting of a "cabana" (a 120-square foot raised platform, 10 feet x 12 feet,with a roof, corner posts and a 3-foot-high guard rail along each side). • Construction of a 120-square-foot bathhouse to support the cabanas, consisting of 2 toilets, 2 sinks and 2 showers. • Conversion of the existing cesspool to a septic system meeting with the approval of the Department of Health (DOH). • 11 off-street, gravel parking stalls,to be used by guests and the live-in operator. -1-