PD RECOMMENDATION REPORT (PL-SPP-2024-000064)

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RGoo de SPPAm end.crk.5.15.24 COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION GARVIN & LAURA GOODE AMEND SPECIAL PERMIT NO. 13-000151 (PL-SPP-2024-000064) Upon review of the request against the guidelines for granting a Special Permit, the Planning Director recommends that the amendment request to expand the existing 3-bedroom bed and breakfast operation to a 5-bedroom bed and breakfast operation on a 2.323-acre property within the State Land Use Agricultural District be approved by the Planning Commission. Since this recommendation is made without the benefit of public testimony, the Director reserves the right to modify and/or alter this position based upon additional information presented at the public hearing. This approval recommendation is based on the following findings: The applicants have submitted a request to amend Special Permit No. 13-000151 to expand the existing 3-bedroom bed and breakfast operation to a 5-bedroom bed and breakfast operation with an 8-bedroom dwelling on a 2.323-acre property within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The applicants have lived in and operated a 3-bedroom bed and breakfast operation out of their dwelling for several years. However, after recently completing their new dwelling on an adjoining property,they elected to vacate their former residence,which took them off-site. Since they no longer lived in the bed and breakfast dwelling,they thought they could amend their permit to operate and manage a 7-room inn from their home,or if needed, have a live-in innkeeper. Thus, the applicants originally requested to amend their Special Permit to allow for the operation of a 7-room inn,however,this would require extensive and costly improvements to the structures,thus they decided on the current request to expand the existing 3-bedroom bed and breakfast to a 5-bedroom bed and breakfast operation and hire a live-in operator instead. It should be noted that the existing dwelling on the property has 5 permitted bedrooms,not the 8 bedrooms represented by the applicants. In 2015, a building permit to construct an addition to the main dwelling including a covered walkway leading to a 3-level addition with 3 `playrooms' (one on each story).A second building permit for alterations to the 3-level structure (adding full bathrooms, changing window sizes, and adding a closet)