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E. Relationship to SMA Objectives and Policies The site is not located within the County Special Management Area (SMA). No SMA Use Permit is required. However, as the entire island falls within the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Area, a discussion of the request's relationship to the CZM Program follows. The site is not adjacent to the ocean. It is more than five (5) 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 high. The site was previously bulldozed by the applicant and/or its predecessor for residential use and some measure of cattle grazing. In the event any archaeological features are found during any earth disturbance activity, work will stop within the affected area and appropriate clearances from the State DLNR- HPD and County Planning Department will be secured before work resumes. If needed, an archaeological monitoring program can be instituted during any land clearing activity. The proposed action will eventually involve the construction of improvements (particularly dwelling units) in a quasi-urban setting. Accordingly, there is a potential visual impact to the area's scenic and open space resources. However, the project would involve the construction of, at most, a single-family dwelling on each of the proposed lots. Further, as the site is on the south side of Ainaola Drive, any structures on the site should not visually affect the view of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa from either Ainaola Drive or Ho'ohoaloha Street. Relative to the Coastal Ecosystems, impacts should be negligible, if at all, as the site is located well over five (5) miles from the ocean. Notwithstanding the distance, the nature of the project — family agricultural — and the construction of only three (3) private wastewater systems is such that any potential coastal ecosystem impacts should not be found. The proposed action will result in creating the potential for family- agricultural lots in this area. This should thus provide additional opportunities for small-scale farming. In so doing, the project could aid the agricultural economy and the overall economic use of this site and the area in general. 4