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RHolcomb AJR 3/16/2022 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND REPORT <br /> HOLCOMB FANHLY TRUST <br /> SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA USE PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> (PL-SMA-2021-000007) <br /> The HOLCOMB FAMILY TRUST has submitted an application for a Special Management <br /> Area (SMA) Use Permit to construct a single-story, 3,018 square foot, 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath <br /> single-family residence and related improvements which include a swimming pool, garage, lanai, <br /> and a utilities room on 6.485 acres of land situated within the SMA. The subject property is <br /> located at 28-3426 Hawaii Belt Road (Highway 19), on the makai side of the highway <br /> approximately 0.5 miles south of its intersection with Honomu Road, por. of Ka`akepa- <br /> Malamalama Iki, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-8-012:028. <br /> PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT <br /> 1. Request: The Holcomb Family Trust seeks a SMA Use Permit to build a single-family <br /> residence on a 6.485-acre shoreline property located makai of Highway 19 just southeast of <br /> Honomu in the Special Management Area (SMA) on the Island of Hawaii. The single-story <br /> home would have 3,018 square feet(sf) of interior space, with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, and <br /> various other rooms. Together with the garage, a lanai, a swimming pool, a utilities room, <br /> and other features, the Total Development Area for the residence is 4,877 sf. The home will <br /> be off grid and powered by a rooftop photovoltaic system with a backup generator, with <br /> potable water from an on-site water well. Wastewater would be treated by an individual <br /> wastewater system (IWS) located adjacent to the residence. The residence is designed as a <br /> single structure supporting efficient use of energy and materials and facilitating natural <br /> ventilation and lighting. The project includes landscaping removing highly invasive albizia, <br /> ironwood and fiddlewood trees and planting near the home with native, Polynesian, and <br /> noninvasive ornamental trees, groundcover, and ferns, along with some fruit trees, herbs and <br /> vegetables. (Planning Department Exhibit 1 — SMA Use Permit Application dated <br /> October 20, 2021) <br /> -1- <br />