03-16-2018, 09:10 AM
I'm guessing this structure WASN'T permitted.
That TMK has a permit history which includes a few "as-built". This means it was fully compliant at some point in time.
The structure appears to be smaller than 600 square feet, and I don't see a toilet in the photos, so it's entirely possible that it's exempt from permit requirements.
In any case: "unpermittedness" is rampant in Puna, often with County fully aware, but they would rather collect tax revenue -- in the case of a "retreat center", that's tourism dollars, which are the best and most important kind.
a huge septic system, which in this case it's probably not
Main building for this TMK pre-dates the septic requirement; legal cesspools are grandfathered.
Suggest living here for a few years to fully understand how the mainland ways simply don't apply.
That TMK has a permit history which includes a few "as-built". This means it was fully compliant at some point in time.
The structure appears to be smaller than 600 square feet, and I don't see a toilet in the photos, so it's entirely possible that it's exempt from permit requirements.
In any case: "unpermittedness" is rampant in Puna, often with County fully aware, but they would rather collect tax revenue -- in the case of a "retreat center", that's tourism dollars, which are the best and most important kind.
a huge septic system, which in this case it's probably not
Main building for this TMK pre-dates the septic requirement; legal cesspools are grandfathered.
Suggest living here for a few years to fully understand how the mainland ways simply don't apply.