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B_ASC_SPP_JMA 8_8_21 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> ARTS & SCIENCES CENTER <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION (SPP 21-000228) <br /> ARTS & SCIENCES CENTER is requesting a Special Permit to allow for the <br /> construction and operation of an elementary school campus on an approximately 2.331-acre parcel <br /> situated in the State Land Use Agricultural District.The subject property is located at 16-1678 34th <br /> Avenue in Orchid Land Estates Subdivision, approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of <br /> Orchidland Drive and the Kea`au-Pdhoa Road, Kea`au, Puna District, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 1-6- <br /> 010:083. <br /> APPLICANTS' REQUEST <br /> 1. Request: The applicant is requesting a Special Permit to construct and operate an <br /> elementary school campus on an approximately 2.331-acre parcel of land within the SLU <br /> Agricultural District.The applicant plans to lease the subject property from the landowner, <br /> 130 Holdings LLC. The proposed project will allow the Hawaii Academy of Arts and <br /> Sciences (HAAS) to consolidate its elementary campus, simplifying operations and better <br /> serving the children. The applicant has proposed a phased development of the subject <br /> property, with two phases to include the following: <br /> ■ Phase One: Two existing warehouse structures, labeled Buildings B and C on the <br /> applicant's proposed site plan, will obtain building permits and certificates of <br /> occupancy for a maximum of 175 students and 20 faculty. Building B will include ten <br /> (10) classrooms, ADA compliant restrooms, and four (4) storage rooms totaling <br /> approximately 6,000 square feet. Building C will include a kitchen, cafeteria, offices <br /> and four(4)restrooms totaling approximately 4,000 square feet. Phase one will include <br /> extension of a private waterline in order to provide county water to the subject parcel <br /> in addition to construction of forty (40) parking spaces including three (3) ADA <br /> compliant spaces, a one-way loop driveway, playgrounds and athletic fields and <br /> installation of a 36,000-gallon catchment tank to store non-potable water. <br /> ■ Phase Two: A new building, labeled Building A on the applicant's proposed site plan, <br /> will obtain a building permit and certificate of occupancy to accommodate an <br /> -1- <br />