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E. Relationship to SMA Obiectives and Policies The site is not located within the County Special Management Area (SMA). As such, no SMA Use Permit would be required. However, as the entire island falls within the State Coastal lone Management (ClM) Area, some discussion of the request's relationship to the elM Program follows. The site is not adjacent to the ocean. It is more than 3 miles from the shoreline. As such, the proposed action should not have any adverse impacts on the area's coastal recreational and marine resources nor have any impacts on beach protection. The likelihood of this improvement having any impacts to the area's historic resources is not likely. The site has been extensively cleared, as it was used formerly for sugar cane and later as a cattle-holding pen. A good portion of the site has also been developed with structures and other improvements. Nonetheless, should there be any inadvertent finds during construction of this project, work will stop until clearances are received from the appropriate County and State agencies. The proposed action will involve the construction of improvements in a rural/urban setting. Accordingly, there is a potential visual impact to the area's scenic and open space resources from the Volcano Highway and Keaau By Pass. However, relative to the height of the proposed brewery and other structures, they would be comparable to a residential dwelling (Le., less than 35 feet tall). As the proposed lots are large (2+ acres), the visual obstruction, if any, should be minimal. At the same time, beyond the site, the view is relatively flat with no direct ocean or mountain views. Thus any visual impact to the near or off shore waters as well as to slopes of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa would be absent. Relative to the Coastal Ecosystems, impacts should be negligible, if at all, as the site is located well over 3 miles from the ocean. Notwithstanding the distance, the nature of the project and the construction of septic wastewater systems are such that potential coastal ecosystem impacts would usually not be found. Although the proposed action will not result in creating more active agricultural use of the land, it will still have economic use. The existing water bottling plant and soon to be developed micro- brewery and other planned components of this project will provide 5