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Section 25-6-61. Criteria for establishi~ag a Scenic Corridor ®verlay District. A Scenic Corridor Overlay District may be established as an amendment to this chapter whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require that a comprehensive planning approach for a transportation corridor be adopted in order to establish continuity in land uses while providing the required infrastructural facilities and systems. In addition, a Scenic Corridor may only be established if the proposed district: (a) Is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County General Plan. (b) Will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area, community or region. (c) Will ;nhance ~Iawai`i County's significant natural, visual, recreation, historic and/or cultural qualities. (d) Will protect and enhance the attractiveness of the I-€awai`i County to make it a better place to live, ~x~ork, visit, and play. (e) Will improve I-Iawai`i County's economic vitality by enhancing and protecting our unique natural, visual, historic, cultural, and recreational resources. (f) Is located on a major or minor arterial highway or collector road. (g) Is at least three miles in length. (h) Includes at least one of the following six intrinsic qualities: (1) Scenic (2) Natural (3) I~~istoric (4) Cultural (5) Archaeological (6) Recreational Section 25-6-62. i0'linimum corridor length. The minimum length required for a Scenic Corridor Overlay District is three miles. Section 25-6-63. permitted uses. The Scenic Corridor Overlay District is superimposed upon the existing zoning without changing the applicability of the underlying zoning. The Scenic Corridor Overlay District may encompass one or more underlying zones and serves to provide additional conditions and standards above those